Aging attenuates the vestibulorespiratory reflex in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 548, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 955-961

  Kuipers, Nathan T ^a   Sauder, Charity L ^a   Ray, Chester A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADULT; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY ORIENTATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BODY POSITION; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; BREATHING REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OTOLITH; POSITION EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; ARTICLE; RANGE OF MOTION; VESTIBULORESPIRATORY REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; ROTATION; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; TIDAL VOLUME; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0037960053     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2002.033357     Document Type: Review

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