Leg mass and lower body negative pressure tolerance in men and women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1471-1475

  Lawler, Lori A ^a   Halliwill, John R ^a   Summer, Jolene M ^a   Joyner, Michael J ^a   Mulvagh, Sharon L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Orthostatic tolerance; Vascular compliance; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BRADYCARDIA; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031662410     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.4.1471     Document Type: Article

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