Filling and emptying characteristics of lower limb venous network in athletes. Study by postural plethysmography

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-29

  Louisy, F ^a,c   Jouanin, J C ^b   Guezennec, C Y ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^b Centre Médico Sportif   (France)

^c Inst de Med Aérospatiale   (France)

Author keywords

Orthostatic stress; Physical training; Postural venous plethysmography; Venous distensibility; Venous return

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD VOLUME; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERVOLEMIA; LEG; NORMAL HUMAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; TILTING; TRAINING; VEIN COMPLIANCE; VEIN WALL; VENOUS RETURN;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEG; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTURE; SPORTS; VEINS;

EID: 0031056221     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-972590     Document Type: Article

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