Age-related changes in sympathetic activity: Biochemical measurements and target organ responses

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-186

  Barontini, Marta ^a   Lázzari, Julio O ^b   Levin, Gloria ^a   Armando, Inés ^a   Basso, Susana J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

^b Hospital Pirovano   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Heart rate; Hyperventilation; Skin conductance; Standing up

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0343907750     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(97)00008-3     Document Type: Article

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