Vestibular activation of sympathetic nerve activity

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 313-319

  Ray, Chester A ^a   Carter, J R ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthostatic intolerance; Sympathetic nervous system; Vestibulo sympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULE; VESTIBULOSYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

NASA DISCIPLINE NEUROSCIENCE; NON-NASA CENTER;

AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; REFLEX; ROTATION; SPACE FLIGHT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0037340203     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01084.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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