Inhibition of muscle sympathetic outflow following transcranial cortical stimulation

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 49-57

  MacEfield, Vaughan G ^a   Taylor, Janet L ^a   Wallin, B Gunnar ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cortex; Microneurography; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Skin sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032545627     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00117-3     Document Type: Article

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