Cardiovascular responses to aversive and nonaversive stressors in schlager genetically hypertensive mice

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 838-844

  Davern, Pamela J ^a   Jackson, Kristy L ^a   Nguyen Huu, Thu Phuc ^a   La Greca, Luisa ^a   Head, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

blood pressure; heart rate; hypertension; mice; stress

Indexed keywords

PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AVERSION; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEEDING; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY; ANIMAL; EXERCISE; GENETICS; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77955772459     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2010.69     Document Type: Article

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