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The increase in blood flow to exercising active skeletal muscle relative to other organs is largely caused by the

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muscle contraction increases interstitial fluid pressure and compresses the blood vessels within the active muscle. As a consequence, blood flow is highest when muscles relax between successive muscle contractions.

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