Circulatory responses to orthostasis during α1-adrenergic receptor blockade at high altitude

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1075-1080

  Fulco, C S ^a   Rock, P B ^a   Muza, S R ^a   Wolfel, E E ^a   Moore, L G ^a   Cymerman, A ^a  

^a Thermal and Mt Med Div   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptors; BP; Compensatory; Hemodynamic; Orthostasis; Parasympathetic withdrawal; Prazosin; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; PRAZOSIN;

ADULT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; POSTURE; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0035191048     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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