Table 3
Comparative effects of inhaled placebo vs bronchodilators (BDs) on selected parameters of the kinetics of pulmonary oxygen uptake 
and deoxyhaemoglobin (Δ[HHb]) in the vastus lateralis at the onset of high-intensity, constant work rate exercise (n= 12)
| TD (s) | τ (s) | MRT (s) | |||||||
| Placebo | BDs | p Value | Placebo | BDs | p Value | Placebo | BDs | p Value | |
 ml/min | 23.2±7.5 | 20.3±7.1 | 0.67 | 89.4±20.1 | 69.8±15.4 | 0.01 | 106.3±18.0 | 84.1±12.2 | 0.003 |
| Δ[HHb] μM/cm | 10.2±2.3 | 10.1±1.7 | 0.94 | 4.9±1.8 | 9.1±3.2 | 0.001 | 15.7±3.0 | 19.8±3.2 | 0.007 |
Values are means ± SD.
MRT, mean response time; TD, time delay; τ, time constant.