Effect of baroreflex loading on the responsiveness of the vestibulosympathetic reflex in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1001-1006

  Dyckman, Damian J ^a   Monahan, Kevin D ^a   Ray, Chester A ^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; Blood pressure; Orthostasis; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC BLOOD PRESSURE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX;

ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; EAR, INNER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; PERONEAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 34548443323     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00555.2007     Document Type: Article

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