Sympathetic burst activity: Characteristics and significance

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 791-799

  McAllen, Robin M ^a   Malpas, Simon C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor reflex; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030866103     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1997.tb02693.x     Document Type: Review

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