Age-related increase in muscle sympathetic nerve activity is associated with abdominal adiposity

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 272, Issue 6 35-6, 1997, Pages

  Jones, Pamela Parker ^a   Davy, Kevin P ^b   Alexander, Shannon ^b   Seals, Douglas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Body fatness; Microneurography; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0030786364     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1997.272.6.e976     Document Type: Article

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