Effects of menstrual cycle and oral contraceptive use on calf venous compliance

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 1 57-1, 2005, Pages

  Meendering, Jessica R ^a   Torgrimson, Britta N ^a   Houghton, Belinda L ^a   Halliwill, John R ^a   Minson, Christopher T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Orthostatic tolerance; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTIMATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; OVULATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; VEIN COMPLIANCE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADULT; COMPLIANCE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; SEX FACTORS; VEINS;

EID: 11144283123     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00691.2004     Document Type: Article

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