Autonomic function following cervical spinal cord injury

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-164

  Krassioukov, Andrei ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Broncho pulmonary; Cardiovascular control; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; BREATHING MUSCLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; DIAPHRAGM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARAPLEGIA; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; THERMOREGULATION; URINARY DYSFUNCTION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 72049098587     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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