Baroreflex physiology and examination techniques;Physiologie und untersuchungsmethoden des baroreflexes

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-47

  Hilz, Max J ^a   Stemper, B ^a   Neundorfer B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; CAROTID SINUS; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PRESSORECEPTORS; REFLEX; REFLEX, ABNORMAL;

EID: 0033953108     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-11641     Document Type: Article

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