Heart rate variability after prolonged spaceflights

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 258-265

  Sigaudo Roussel, Dominique ^a   Custaud, Marc Antoine ^a   Maillet, Alain ^a   Güell, Antonio ^b   Kaspranski, Rustem ^c   Hughson, Richard L ^d   Gharib, Claude ^a   Fortrat, Jacques Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

^c Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baroreflex sensitivity; Parasympathetic nervous system; Spectral analysis; Stand test; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMONAUT; EXPERIENCE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

FLIGHT EXPERIMENT; LONG DURATION; MANNED; MIR PROJECT;

ADULT; ASTRONAUTS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SPACE FLIGHT; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 0036935308     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-001-0551-7     Document Type: Article

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