Cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress: Relationship with menstrual cycle and gender

Journal of Physiological Anthropology and Applied Human Science

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 215-223

  Sato, Nozomi ^a   Miyake, Shinji ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Heart rate variability; Menstrual cycle; Mental stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENDER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 15244344942     PISSN: 13453475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa.23.215     Document Type: Article

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