Inhibition of muscle sympathetic nerve activity during yawning

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 237-239

  Askenasy, J J M ^a   Askenasy, N ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Asaf Harofeh Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Microneurography; Parasympathetic reaction; Sympathetic discharge; Yawning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; YAWNING;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YAWNING;

EID: 0029857832     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02291140     Document Type: Article

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