Calculation of threshold and saturation points of sigmoidal baroreflex function curves

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  McDowall, Lachlan M ^a   Dampney, Roger A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baroreflex operating range; Input output relationship; Mathematical modeling; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HEART RATE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33749354105     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00219.2006     Document Type: Article

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