Hypoxia increases exercise heart rate despite combined inhibition of β-adrenergic and muscarinic receptors

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 308, Issue 12, 2015, Pages H1540-H1546

  Siebenmann, C ^a,b   Rasmussen, P ^a,c   Sorensen H ^c   Bonne, T C ^d   Zaar, M ^c   Aachmann Andersen, N J ^d   Nordsborg, N B ^d   Secher, N H ^c   Lundby, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Altitude; Antagonist; Autonomic nervous system; Parasympathetic; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; WORKLOAD; ANOXIA; BREATHING; COMPLICATION; CYCLING; DENMARK; DRUG EFFECTS; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANOXIA; BICYCLING; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DENMARK; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RESPIRATION; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931061091     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00861.2014     Document Type: Article

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