A new physiological approach to control essential hypertension

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-213

  Selvamurthy, W ^a   Sridharan, K ^a   Ray, U S ^a   Tiwary, R S ^a   Hegde, K S ^a   Radhakrishan, U ^a   Sinha, K C ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Catecholamines; Electrolytes; Orthostatic stimulus; Renin; Sympathetics; Yogic exercises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; YOGA;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENIN; SUPINE POSITION; YOGA;

EID: 0031952772     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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