Forearm vasodilator mechanisms during mental stress: Possible roles of epinephrine and ANP

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 3 33-3, 1996, Pages

  Lindqvist, Madeleine ^a   Kahan, Thomas ^b   Melcher, Ers ^b   Bie, Peter ^b   Hjemdahl, Paul ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

atrial natriuretic peptide; norepinephrine; psychological stress; skeletal muscle; vascular resistance; vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE RESPONSE; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0029921533     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.3.e393     Document Type: Article

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