Gender differences in vasoconstrictor reserve [2]

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 316-318

  Senthilvelou, M ^a   Purushothaman, Pavithran ^a   Krishna, Rachana ^a   Prakash, E Sankaranarayanan ^a,b  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33747128551     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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