Altered central nervous system processing of baroreceptor input following hindlimb unloading in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 6 46-6, 1999, Pages

  Moffitt, J A ^a   Schadt, J C ^a   Hasser, E M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed rest; Cardiovascular deconditioning; Hindlimb suspension; Microgravity; Orthostatic intolerance

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROGRAVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033373581     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.6.h2272     Document Type: Article

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