Sympathetic hyperactivity in patients of bronchial asthma

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 89-94

  Kumar, Manoj ^a   Verma, N S ^a   Tiwari, S ^a   Pandey, U S ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Autonomic function test; Bronchial asthma

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHOSPASM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 14044268029     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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