Sex-specific association between nerve growth factor polymorphism and cardiac vagal modulation

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 638-643

  Chang, Chuan Chia ^a,b   Fang, Wen Hui ^a   Chang, Hsin An ^a   Chen, Tien Yu ^a   Huang, San Yuan ^a,b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Nerve growth factor; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIAC VAGAL MODULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART BEAT INTERVAL DIFFERENCE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENETICS; HEART; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ALLELES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84925876760     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000091     Document Type: Article

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