Gender, sex hormones and autonomic nervous control of the cardiovascular system

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 678-687

  Dart, Anthony M ^a   Du, Xiao Jun ^a   Kingwell, Bronwyn A ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenergic (ant)agonists; Autonomic nervous system; Gender; Hormones

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; ISOPRENALINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEX HORMONE; STEROID;

AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COLD; GENDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPEROXIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOXIA; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STRESS; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; AGING; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CATECHOLAMINES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OBESITY; SEX; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0037083850     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(01)00508-9     Document Type: Review

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