Neck afferents and muscle sympathetic activity in humans: Implications for the vestibulosympathetic reflex

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 450-453

  Ray, Chester A ^a   Hume, Keith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular control; Graviceptors; Neck reflexes; Orthostasis; Sympathetic nerve activity; Vascular resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEAD POSITION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 0031915255     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.2.450     Document Type: Article

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