Moderate aerobic training improves autonomic cardiovascular control in older women

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 196-202

  Gulli, Giosuè ^a,c   Cevese, Antonio ^a   Cappelletto, Paola ^a   Gasparini, Gianpaolo ^a   Schena, Federico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Research Centre for Bioengineering and Motor Sciences   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing population; Autonomic function; Baroreflex; Exercise; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING RATE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING;

EID: 0042242606     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-0090-x     Document Type: Article

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