Estrogen attenuates the exercise pressor reflex in female cats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1418-1424

  Schmitt, Petra M ^a,b   Kaufman, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Neural control of circulation; Sex hormones; Static contraction; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0141567917     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00368.2003     Document Type: Article

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