Cardiopulmonary baroreflex stimulation and blood pressure-related hypoalgesia

Biological Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 217-231

  D'Antono, Bianca ^a   Ditto, Blaine ^a   Sita, Aurelio ^b   Miller, Sydney B ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiopulmonary baroreflex; Hypertension; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALGESIA; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BAROREFLEX; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; FOREARM; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LUNG; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033849595     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0511(00)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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