Vestibulosympathetic reflex during orthostatic challenge in aging humans

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 5 52-5, 2002, Pages

  Monahan, Kevin D ^a   Ray, Chester A ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Baroreflex; Blood pressure regulation; Orthostasis; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0036839575     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00298.2002     Document Type: Article

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