Autonomic dysreflexia in tetraplegic patients: Evidence for α-adrenoceptor hyper-responsiveness

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 267-270

  Arnold, J M O ^a   Feng, Q P ^a   Delaney, G A ^a   Teasell, R W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

adrenoceptor; autonomic dysreflexia; noradrenaline; tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VEINS;

EID: 0028810827     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: 16191560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01818891     Document Type: Article

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