Effect of episodic eucapnic and hypocapnic hypoxia on systemic blood pressure in hypertension-prone rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2088-2094

  Fletcher, Eugene C ^a   Bao, Gang ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

anoxia; eucarbia; hypoxemia; sleep apnea syndromes; sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HEREDITARY HYPERTENSION; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029807070     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.5.2088     Document Type: Article

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