Reaction to decreased circulating blood volume in persons subject and resistant to motion sickness (airsickness)
Isupov, V.G.; Maksimov, D.G.; Polyakov, B.I.
Kosmicheskaia Biologiia i Aviakosmicheskaia Meditsina 16(3): 46-49
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0321-5040 PMID: 7098410 Document Number: 189636
The study of 54 healthy male test subjects demonstrated significantly different responses of motion sickness susceptible and resistant people to 10-minute occlusion of their femoral veins. The changes in limb rheograms, as well as heart rate and stroke volume indicated that in motion sickness susceptible subjects the circulating blood volume in the upper body decreased, whereas in motion sickness resistant subjects it remained unaltered or increased in response to the occlusion.