Absence of age-related decline in total blood volume in physically active females

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 6 41-6, 1997, Pages

  Jones, Pamela Parker ^a   Davy, Kevin P ^a   DeSouza, Christopher A ^a   Van Pelt, Rachael E ^a   Seals, Douglas R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormone replacement therapy; Physical activity; Plasma volume; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030745196     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.272.6.h2534     Document Type: Article

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