Head-up suspension in humans: Effects on sympathetic vasomotor activity and cardiovascular responses

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1513-1519

  Shamsuzzaman, A S M ^a   Sugiyama, Y ^a   Kamiya, A ^a   Fu, Q ^a   Mano, T ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gravity; Head up tilt; Microneurography; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; GRAVITY; HEAD POSITION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0031957177     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.5.1513     Document Type: Article

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