The effects of right and left nostril breathing on cardiorespiratory and autonomic parameters

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 469-474

  Jain, Nidhi ^a   Srivastava, R D ^a,b   Singhal, Anil ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heart rate; Left nostril dominance; PEFR; Right nostril dominance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT NOSTRIL BREATHING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE BREATHING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RIGHT NOSTRIL BREATHING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 27644436893     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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