Acute psychological and physical stress transiently enhances brachial artery flow-mediated dilation stimulated by exercise-induced increases in shear stress

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 927-936

  Szijgyarto, Ingrid C ^a   Poitras, Veronica J ^a   Gurd, Brendon J ^a   Pyke, Kyra E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conduit artery; Cortisol; Endothelial function; FMD; HPA axis; Mental stress, cold pressor test

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD FLOW; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME FACTOR; VASODILATATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; STRESS, MECHANICAL; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905174232     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0384     Document Type: Article

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