Effects of age and physical activity on the autonomic control of heart rate in healthy men

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1331-1338

  Melo, R C ^a   Santos, M D B ^a   Silva, E ^a,b   Quiterio R J ^a   Moreno, M A ^b   Reis, M S ^b   Verzola, I A ^a   Oliveira, L ^a   Martins, L E B ^c   Gallo, L ^d   Catai, A M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Aging process; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RR INTERVAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 24744457392     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005000900007     Document Type: Article

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