Sympathetic nerve activity during natural stimulation of horizontal semicircular canals in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 4 44-4, 1998, Pages

  Ray, Chester A ^a,b   Hume, Keith M ^a   Steele, Samuel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular control; Head rotation; Orthostasis; Vascular resistance; Vestibulosympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; STANDING; STIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031767302     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.4.r1274     Document Type: Article

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