Comparing resting skin sympathetic nerve activity between groups: Caution needed

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1751-1752

  Young, Colin N ^a   Keller, David M ^c   Crandall, Craig G ^d,e   Fadel, Paul J ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^d PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SWEATING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 66349084174     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91538.2008     Document Type: Letter

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