Correlation between baseline blood pressure and the brainstem FMRI response to isometric forearm contraction in human volunteers: A pilot study

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 449-455

  Coulson, J M ^a   Murphy, K ^b   Harris, A D ^b   Fjodorova, M ^b   Cockcroft, J R ^a   Wise, R G ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING PATTERN; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HAND GRIP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOMETRIC FOREARM CONTRACTION; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PILOT STUDY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; HAND STRENGTH; INNERVATION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLES; PILOT PROJECTS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84930868430     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2014.103     Document Type: Article

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