Circadian blood pressure in patients in a persistent vegetative state

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 5 39-5, 1996, Pages

  Fukudome, Yuji ^a   Abe, Isao ^b   Saku, Yoshisuke ^b   Matsumura, Kiyoshi ^b   Sadoshima, Seizo ^b   Utunomiya, Hidetuna ^b   Fujishima, Masatoshi ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

17 hydroxycorticosteroids; body temperature; catecholamines; electrolytes

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYCORTICOSTEROID; ADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0029897312     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.270.5.r1109     Document Type: Article

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