Volume changes in the forearm and lower limbs during 2 h of acute hypobaric hypoxia in nonacclimatized subjects

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-131

  Schirlo, C ^a   Bub, A ^b   Reize, C ^a   Buhrer A ^c   Kohl, J ^a   Koller, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Bfa fuer Ernaehrung   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Altitude; Circulation; Fluid distribution; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIURESIS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; FLUID SHIFT; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; LEG; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MICTURITION; NORMAL HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031014222     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050136     Document Type: Article

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