Sympathetic neural activity, sex dimorphism, and postural tachycardia syndrome

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 332-339

  Bonyhay, Istvan ^a   Freeman, Roy ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE; POSTURAL TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 34247569854     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21090     Document Type: Article

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