Cortical and brain stem changes in neural activity during static handgrip and postexercise ischemia in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1691-1700

  Sander, Mikael ^a,b   Macefield, Vaughan G ^b,c   Henderson, Luke A ^d  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise pressor response; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953166781     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91539.2008     Document Type: Article

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