Role of Autonomic Reflex Arcs in Cardiovascular Responses to Air Pollution Exposure

Cardiovascular Toxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 69-78

  Perez, Christina M ^a   Hazari, Mehdi S ^b   Farraj, Aimen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Baroreceptors; C fibers; Carotid body; RARs; SARs

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR CELL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

AIR POLLUTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LUNG; PRESSORECEPTORS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 84939889259     PISSN: 15307905     EISSN: 15590259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12012-014-9272-0     Document Type: Article

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