Reflex control of sympathetic vasoconstrictor activity in vasovagal syncope

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-177

  Van Lieshout, Johannes J ^a   Secher, Niels H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEART RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AORTA PRESSORECEPTOR; AORTA PRESSURE; ARM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BLOOD VOLUME; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEG; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REFLEX; REST; SENSORY NERVE; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0043203002     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-0094-6     Document Type: Editorial

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