The paradox of systemic vasodilatation and sympathetic nervous stimulation in space

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 169, Issue SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Norsk, Peter ^a   Christensen, Niels Juel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac output; Spaceflight; Weightlessness

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

ADAPTATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPACE FLIGHT; VASODILATATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HUMANS; PEPTIDES; SPACE FLIGHT; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASODILATION; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 75549090321     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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