Contrasting effects of phentolamine and nitroprusside on neural and cardiovascular variability

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 2 50-2, 2001, Pages

  Van De Borne, Philippe ^a   Rahnama, Mohsen ^a   Mezzetti, Silvia ^b   Montano, Nicola ^b   Porta, Alberto ^b   Degaute, Jean Paul ^a   Somers, Virend K ^c  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENTOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0034887854     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.2.h559     Document Type: Article

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