Sympathetic activation in obese normotensive subjects

Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 4 I, 1995, Pages 560-563

  Grassi, Guido ^a,b   Seravalle, Gino ^a,b   Cattaneo, Bianca M ^a,b   Bolla, Giovanni B ^a,b   Lanfranchi, Antonio ^a,b   Colombo, Manuela ^a   Giannattasio, Cristina ^a   Brunani, Amelia ^c   Cavagnini, Francesco ^c   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d Ctro Fisiol Clinica e Ipertensione   (Italy)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; obesity

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; RENIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROGRAPHY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PERONEUS NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0028939936     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.25.4.560     Document Type: Article

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