Effects of facial cooling on elderly and young subjects: Interactions with breath-holding and lower body negative pressure

Clinical Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 485-492

  Collins, K J ^a,c   Abdel Rahman, T A ^a   Easton, J C ^a   Sacco, P ^a   Ison, J ^a   Dore C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST PANCRAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breath holding; Cardiac vagus; Cardiorespiratory reflexes; Facial cooling; Lower body negative pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BREATH HOLDING; COLD AIR; COOLING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FACE; FINGER BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0029951045     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0900485     Document Type: Article

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