Effect of aging on baroreflex function in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Monahan, Kevin D ^a,b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Baroreceptor; Blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; NORADRENALIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING RATE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; GANGLION BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; VAGUS REFLEX; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AGING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 34447636904     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00031.2007     Document Type: Review

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