Effects of the menstrual cycle on sympathetic neural responses to mental stress in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 585, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 635-641

  Carter, Jason R ^a   Lawrence, Johnathan E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEAL PHASE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; PROGESTERONE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 36649037986     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.141051     Document Type: Article

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