Modulation of neurocardiac function by oesophageal stimulation in humans

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 167-174

  Tougas, Gervais ^a   Kamath, Markad ^a   Watteel, Geena ^a   Fitzpatrick, Debbie ^a   Fallen, Ernest L ^a   Hunt, Richard H ^a   Upton, Adrian R M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rare variability; Oesophageal stimulation; Power spectrum analysis; Visceral perception

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; HEART FUNCTION; HEART NERVE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0031026139     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920167     Document Type: Article

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