The effect of bed rest and an exercise countermeasure on leg venous function

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 991-998

  van Duijnhoven, Noortje T L ^a   Bleeker, Michiel W P ^a,b   Groot, Patricia C E ^a   Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,c   Felsenberg, Dieter ^d   Rittweger, Jörn ^e   Hopman, Maria T E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BERNHOVEN HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed rest deconditioning; Ultrasound; Venous capacitance; Venous compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD VESSEL CAPACITANCE; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOUS CIRCULATION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADULT; BED REST; CARDIOVASCULAR DECONDITIONING; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASCULAR CAPACITANCE; VIBRATION;

EID: 56049117171     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0854-z     Document Type: Article

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