Fluctuations in carotid arterial distensibility during the menstrual cycle do not influence cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-110

  Hayashi, K ^a   Miyachi, M ^b   Seno, N ^c   Takahashi, K ^d   Yamazaki, K ^c   Sugawara, J ^a   Yokoi, T ^a   Onodera, S ^c   Mesaki, N ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c KAWASAKI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL WELFARE   (Japan)

^d KURASHIKI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND THE ARTS   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Carotid artery; Elasticity; Oestrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERY; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TONOMETRY; VAGUS REFLEX; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROGESTERONE; VAGUS NERVE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASODILATION;

EID: 33645005243     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2005.01505.x     Document Type: Article

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