Attenuation of forearm vasodilator responses to mental stress by regional beta-blockade, but not by atropine

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-140

  Lindqvist, M ^a   Melcher, A ^a   Hjemdahl, P ^b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adrenaline; Adrenergic receptor blockader; Cholinergic blocking agents; Noradrenaline; Psychological stress; Skeletal muscle; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0030861633     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00192.x     Document Type: Article

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