The vestibular system and cardiovascular responses to altered gravity

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 1 55-1, 2004, Pages

  Yates, Bill J ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COSMONAUT; EDITORIAL; GRAVITATIONAL STRESS; GRAVITY; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; KIDNEY NERVE; MICROGRAVITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPERTENSION; OTOLITH; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULOSYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

EID: 0346727471     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00576.2003     Document Type: Editorial

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