Circadian Variation in Cardiac Autonomic Activity: Reactivity Measurements to Different Types of Stressors

Chronobiology International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-129

  Van Eekelen, Alexander P J ^a   Houtveen, Jan H ^b   Kerkhof, Gerard A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Centre for Sleep and Wake Disorders   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythmicity; Constant routine; Heart rate; Parasympathetic activity; Stress reactivity; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; RANDOMIZATION; RECORDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SLEEP; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY TEMPERATURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; STRESS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1942499549     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CBI-120027983     Document Type: Article

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