Differential β- and α-adrenergic activation during psychological stress

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 256-262

  Montoya, Pedro ^a   Brody, Stuart ^a   Beck, Katja ^a   Veit, Ralf ^a   Rau, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beta adrenergic activation; Impedance cardiography; T wave amplitude

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COGNITION; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; T WAVE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; COLD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030895733     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050157     Document Type: Article

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