Influence of age and sex on the pressor response following a spontaneous burst of muscle sympathetic nerve activity

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Vianna, Lauro C ^a   Hart, Emma C ^c   Fairfax, Seth T ^a   Charkoudian, Nisha ^c   Joyner, Michael J ^c   Fadel, Paul J ^a,b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Hypertension; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84861786425     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01105.2011     Document Type: Article

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