Is augmented central respiratory-sympathetic coupling involved in the generation of hypertension?

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 89-97

  Simms, A E ^a,b   Paton, J F R ^b   Allen, A M ^a   Pickering, A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Respiratory sympathetic coupling; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TISSUE BLOOD FLOW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 78049375936     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.07.010     Document Type: Review

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