Effect of postural changes on human lymphatic capillary pressure of the skin

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 494, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 595-600

  Franzeck, Ulrich K ^a   Fischer, Matthias ^a   Costanzo, Umberto ^a   Herrig, Ines ^a   Bollinger, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING RATE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOOT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 0029825977     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021517     Document Type: Article

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