The effect of systemic blood pressure on cardio-vascular reflexes in elderly subjects

Clinical Physiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-76

  James, M A ^a   Robinson, T G ^a   Potter, J F ^a  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Hypertension; Isometric; Pressoreceptors; Tilt table test; Vascular resistance exercise

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYNAMOMETRY; FACE; FEMALE; FOREARM; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HAND GRIP; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AGED; AGING; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; COLD; EXERTION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0035108662     PISSN: 01445979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.2001.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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