Human carotid baroreflex during isometric lower arm contraction and ischemia

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 3 44-3, 1998, Pages

  Spaak, Jonas ^a   Sundblad, Patrik ^a   Linnarsson, Dag ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Autonomic nervous system; Carotid sinus stimulation; Heart rate; Muscle ischemia; Resetting; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750862564     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.3.h940     Document Type: Article

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