Effects of hypoxia on sympathetic neural control in humans

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 163-171

  Smith, Michael L ^a   Muenter, Nicolette K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Control of breathing, hypoxic response; Hypoxia, sustained, intermittent, sympathetic response; Mammals, humans; Sympathetic nervous system, activity, hypoxic response

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ADAPTATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; APNEA; BREATHING RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0033837667     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00141-9     Document Type: Article

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