Gender differences in muscle sympathetic nerve activity: Effect of body fat distribution

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 2 33-2, 1996, Pages

  Jones, Pamela Parker ^a   Snitker, Søren ^b   Skinner, James S ^b   Ravussin, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

abdominal visceral fat; hydrodensitometry; sympathetic nervous system; waist to thigh ratio

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0029976407     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.2.e363     Document Type: Article

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