The human spleen as an erythrocyte reservoir in diving-related interventions

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2071-2079

  Espersen, Kurt ^a   Frandsen, Hans ^a   Lorentzen, Torben ^a   Kanstrup, Inge Lis ^a   Christensen, Niels J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diving response; Simulated diving; Splenic contraction; Splenic venous hematocrit

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HEMOGLOBIN; NORADRENALIN; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; DIVING; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; SIMULATION; SPLEEN;

EID: 0036084780     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00055.2001     Document Type: Article

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