Pathological sympathoexcitation: How is it achieved?

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 405-411

  Elam, M ^a   Sverrisdottir, Y B ^a   Rundqvist, B ^a   Mckenzie, D ^b   Wallin, B Gunnar ^a   Macefield, V G ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Muscle vasoconstrictor; Single unit microneuroyraphy; Sympathoexcitation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RISK FACTOR; SINUS RHYTHM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0037341453     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01080.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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