Sympathetic nerve activity and insulin in obese normotensive and hypertensive men

Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 276-280

  Gudbjörnsdóttir, Soffia ^a   Lönnroth, Peter ^a   Sverrisdóttir, Yrsa Bergmann ^a   Gunnar Wallin, B ^a   Elam, Mikael ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

hypertension; insulin; microneurography; obesity; sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030050585     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.27.2.276     Document Type: Article

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