Autonomic control of the cardiovascular system during acclimatization to high altitude: Effects of sildenafil

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 935-940

  Cornolo, Jérémy ^a   Mollard, Pascal ^a   Brugniaux, Julien V ^a   Robach, Paul ^a,b   Richalet, Jean Paul ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b Ecl Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme ^*  (France)

^c UFR SMBH   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANOXIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PIPERAZINES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 4344625742     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00239.2004     Document Type: Article

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