Decreased capacitance response with age in lower limbs of humans - A potential error in the study of cardiovascular reflexes in ageing

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 503-507

  Lanne T ^a   Olsen, H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Capillary filtration; Humans; LBNP; Muscle; Skin; Vein

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOVOLEMIA; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030717165     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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