Changes in autonomic activity and baroreflex sensitivity with the hypertension process and age in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 419-425

  Nagai, Ryuji ^a,b,c   Nagata, Shinya ^b   Fukuya, Fumiyo ^c   Higaki, Jitsuo ^a,c   Rakugi, Hiromi ^a,c   Ogihara, Toshio ^a,c  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b R and D Group of Biocybernetics   (Japan)

^c DAINIPPON SUMITOMO PHARMA CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing physiology; Autonomic activity; Baroreflex sensitivity; Blood pressure variability; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

METHYLATROPINE; PRAZOSIN;

AGING; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038132165     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2003.03852.x     Document Type: Article

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