Comparison between reproducibility and sensitivity of muscle sympathetic nerve traffic and plasma noradrenaline in man

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-289

  Grassi, Guido ^a,b,c,d   Bolla, Giambattista ^a,b,c,d   Seravalle, Gino ^a,b,c,d   Turri, Carlo ^a,b,c,d   Lanfranchi, Antonio ^a,b,c,d   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Hypertension; Noradrenaline; Physical training; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NEUROGRAPHY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRAINING;

EID: 0030888977     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920285     Document Type: Article

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