A circadian rhythm in heart rate variability contributes to the increased cardiac sympathovagal response to awakening in the morning

Chronobiology International

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 757-768

  Boudreau, Philippe ^a,b   Yeh, Wei Hsien ^a,b   Dumont, Guy A ^c   Boivin, Diane B ^a,b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Circadian rhythms; Heart rate variability; Sleep wake cycle

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84863218282     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2012.674592     Document Type: Article

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