Alpha-adrenoceptor gene variants and autonomic nervous system function in a young healthy Japanese population

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-37

  Matsunaga, Tetsuro ^a   Yasuda, Koichiro ^a,b   Adachi, Tetsuya ^a   Gu, Ning ^a   Yamamura, Tsubasa ^a   Moritani, Toshio ^a   Tsujimoto, Gozoh ^a   Tsuda, Kinsuke ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tsunashimakai Kosei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptor; Autonomic nervous function; Heart rate variability; Parasympathetic nervous system; Polymorphism; Power spectral analysis; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; SPECTROSCOPY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 33845891303     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-006-0076-3     Document Type: Article

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