Sympathetic responses to head-down rotations in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1971-1976

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

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular control; Orthostasis; Otolith organs; Semicircular canals; Vascular resistance; Vestibulosympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033033899     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.6.1971     Document Type: Article

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