Effect of acetylcholinesterase inhibition with pyridostigmine on cardiac parasympathetic function in sedentary adults and trained athletes

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Dewland, Thomas A ^a   Androne, Ana Silvia ^a   Lee, Forrester A ^a   Lampert, Rachel J ^a   Katz, Stuart D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Heart rate recovery; Heart rate variability; Parasympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING;

ADULT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; SPORTS;

EID: 34547100966     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01339.2006     Document Type: Article

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