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Gravitational Physiology<br />

During the orthostatic tests, heart rate (HR) and arterial pressures were measured<br />

continuously. Subsequently, pulse pressure was calculated as the difference between<br />

systolic and diastolic pressure.<br />

In series II, nine fighter pilots participated. The experiments were performed in a<br />

similar manner as in series I, the main difference being that each subject was allowed<br />

to drink and eat ad libitum in series II. Also, the subject performed three 5-min high-G<br />

exposures (simulated target chase flights including loads up to 9 G) after 1, 4, and 7<br />

hrs of the LFM.<br />

RESULTS<br />

Body weight and plasma volume. In series I, LFM reduced body weight by 1.93 ±<br />

0.43 kg and plasma volume by 7.7 ± 5.9 % (p

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