Sex differences in forebrain and cardiovagal responses at the onset of isometric handgrip exercise: A retrospective fMRI study

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1402-1411

  Wong, Savio W ^a   Kimmerly, Derek S ^a   Massé, Nicholas ^a   Menon, Ravi S ^b   Cechetto, David F ^a   Shoemaker, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate; Insula; Ventral medial prefrontal cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSENCEPHALON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 35348996491     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00171.2007     Document Type: Article

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