Increased sympathetic activity in normotensive offspring of Malignant hypertensive parents compared to offspring of normotensive parents

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 849-853

  Lopes, Hipheno F ^a,c   Consolim Colombo, F M ^a   Barreto Filho, J A S ^b   Riccio, G M G ^a   Negrao C E ^a   Krieger, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Malignant hypertension; Microneurography; Offspring of malignant hypertensive parents; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEART RATE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; PARENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROGENY; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 59949103552     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2008005000042     Document Type: Article

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