Virtual conductance, real hypotension: What happens when we stand up too fast?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 421-422

  Halliwill, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONSCIOUSNESS; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; MICROGRAVITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STEADY STATE; SYNCOPE;

BLOOD CIRCULATION; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; LEG; POSTURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYNCOPE; VASODILATION;

EID: 34547629763     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00544.2007     Document Type: Editorial

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