Microneurographic research on sympathetic nerve responses to environmental stimuli in humans

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-114

  Mano, Tadaaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Environmental stimuli; Microneurography; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Skin sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; MUSCLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROGRAPHY; NOISE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN; STIMULUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VIBRATION;

AGING; ALTITUDE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GRAVITATION; HEAT; HUMANS; NOISE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031825542     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.48.99     Document Type: Review

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