Association of cardiac baroreflex sensitivity with blood pressure transients: Influence of sex and menopausal status

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 JUN, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Barnes, Jill N ^a   Matzek, Luke J ^a   Charkoudian, Nisha ^b   Joyner, Michael J ^a   Curry, Timothy B ^a   Hart, Emma C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Blood pressure regulation; Cardiovagal; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866349726     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00187     Document Type: Article

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