The cold pressor test: Pharmacological and therapeutic aspects

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 34-38

  Velasco, Manuel ^a,b   Gómez, Juanita ^a   Blanco, Mario ^a   Rodriguez, Imelda ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

blood pressure; cold pressor test; hypertension; treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INDORAMIN; KETANSERIN; METHYLDOPA; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD STRESS; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030895571     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199701000-00008     Document Type: Review

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