Aging alters muscle reflex control of autonomic cardiovascular responses to rhythmic contractions in humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 309, Issue 9, 2015, Pages H1479-H1489

  Sidhu, Simranjit K ^a,e   Weavil, Joshua C ^b   Venturelli, Massimo ^a,f   Rossman, Matthew J ^b   Gmelch, Benjamin S ^d   Bledsoe, Amber D ^d   Richardson, Russell S ^a,b,c   Amann, Markus ^a,b,c,d  

^a Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Afferent feedback; Dynamic exercise; Exercise pressor reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG BLOOD FLOW; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMORAL ARTERY; INNERVATION; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REFLEX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

FENTANYL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMORAL ARTERY; FENTANYL; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; REFLEX; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946043958     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00433.2015     Document Type: Article

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