Isometric contraction of arm flexor muscles as a method of evaluating cardiac vagal tone in man

Clinical Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Al Ani, M ^a   Robins, K ^a   Al Khalidi, A H ^a   Vaile, J ^a   Townend, J ^a   Coote, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac vagal tone; Isometric contraction; Muscle heart reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0031028977     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920175     Document Type: Article

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