Inhibitory effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the pressor response induced by exercise stress

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 182-188

  Li, Peng ^a   Ayannusi, Olasimbo ^a   Reid, Cheryl ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle exercise; Blood pressure; Electroacupuncture; Heart rate; Rate pressure product

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRESSOR RESPONSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 3242687681     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-004-0175-1     Document Type: Article

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