Group III muscle afferents evoke reflex depressor responses to repetitive muscle contractions in rabbits

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 3 47-3, 2000, Pages

  Legramante, J M ^a   Raimondi, G ^a   Adreani, C M ^b   Sacco, S ^a   Iellamo, F ^a   Peruzzi, G ^a   Kaufman, M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Autonomic nervous system; Breathing; Dynamic exercise; Sensory nerves; Somatic afferents

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0034020470     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.278.3.h871     Document Type: Article

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