Simulated microgravity produces attenuated baroreflex-mediated pressor, chronotropic, and inotropic responses in mice

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 2 58-2, 2005, Pages

  Jung, Albert S ^a   Harrison, Robert ^a   Lee, Kwang H ^a   Genut, Jordan ^a   Nyhan, Daniel ^a   Brooks Asplund, E M ^a   Shoukas, Artin A ^a   Hare, Joshua M ^a   Berkowitz, Dan E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Cardiovascular deconditioning; Hindlimb unweighting; Microgravity; Mouse; Orthostatic hypotension

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE; ISOPRENALINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA NERVE; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CELL ISOLATION; CHRONOTROPISM; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMONAUT; DENERVATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; HINDLIMB; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INOTROPISM; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROGRAVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK;

NASA DISCIPLINE CARDIOPULMONARY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CAROTID STENOSIS; HEART RATE; ISOPROTERENOL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION;

EID: 23744445252     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01091.2004     Document Type: Article

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