Otolithic and tonic neck receptors control of limb blood flow in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1734-1738

  Normand, Hervé ^a   Etard, Olivier ^a   Denise, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Neck flexion; Orthostatism; Peripheral circulation; Postural reflexes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031000459     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.6.1734     Document Type: Article

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