Modulation of muscle sympathetic bursts by sinusoidal galvanic vestibular stimulation in human subjects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 701-711

  Bent, Leah R ^a   Bolton, Philip S ^b   Macefield, Vaughan G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Cardiovascular; Orthostatic hypotension; Posture; Vestibulosympathetic

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY POSTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HEART INNERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURAL BALANCE; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

EID: 33749363123     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0515-6     Document Type: Article

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