Sympathetic-mediated hypertension of awake juvenile rats submitted to chronic intermittent hypoxia is not linked to baroreflex dysfunction

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 972-983

  Zoccal, Daniel B ^a   Bonagamba, Leni G H ^a   Paton, Julian F R ^b   Machado, Benedito H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 68949103657     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2009.048306     Document Type: Article

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