Impact of gender on the cardiac autonomic response to angiotensin II in healthy humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1001-1007

  Mann, M C ^a,b   Exner, D V ^a,b   Hemmelgarn, B R ^a,b,c   Turin, T C ^a   Sola, D Y ^b   Ahmed, S B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LIBIN CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Alberta Kidney Disease Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Heart rate variability; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN II; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84859582114     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01207.2011     Document Type: Article

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