Cardiac Autonomic Modulation Is Determined by Gender and Is Independent of Aerobic Physical Capacity in Healthy Subjects

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Dutra, Sabrina G V ^a   Pereira, Ana Paula M ^a   Tezini, Geisa C S V ^a   Mazon, José H ^a   Martins Pinge, Marli C ^b   Souza, Hugo C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC ARTERIAL PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTOLIC ARTERIAL PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84884884918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077092     Document Type: Article

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