Effect of dimenhydrinate on autonomic activity in humans

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-192

  Carter, Jason R ^a   Ray, Chester A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Dramamine; Sympathetic activity; Vestibulosympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

DIMENHYDRINATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; POSTURE; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESTIBULE;

EID: 34447096704     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-007-0417-0     Document Type: Article

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