Carotid body and sympathetic activation in heart failure: A story of sensors and sensitivity

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 633-634

  Torres, Río Aguilar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; EDITORIAL; HEART FAILURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSOR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CAROTID BODY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; POTASSIUM; RABBITS; REFLEX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 60149112513     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvp025     Document Type: Editorial

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