Fish oil and neurovascular control in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 303, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Carter, Jason R ^a   Schwartz, Christopher E ^a   Yang, Huan ^a   Joyner, Michael J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic activity; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OLIVE OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PREHYPERTENSION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREHYPERTENSION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865127864     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00353.2012     Document Type: Article

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