Female exposure to high G: Chronic adaptations of cardiovascular functions

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 875-882

  Convertino, Victor A ^a,e   Tripp, Lloyd D ^b   Ludwig, David A ^c   Duff, Juano ^d   Chelette, Tamara L ^d  

^a Armstrong Laboratory   (United States)

^b Systems Research Lab   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AL/AOCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAVITATIONAL STRESS; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; MALE; MAST SUIT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN COMPLIANCE; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BAROREFLEX; COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPERGRAVITY; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; INSERVICE TRAINING; LEG; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031720529     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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