Sex differences and blood pressure regulation in humans

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 349-355

  Joyner, Michael J ^a   Wallin, B Gunnar ^b   Charkoudian, Nisha ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

AGING; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MICRONEUROGRAPHY; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; SEX DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84959445608     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/EP085146     Document Type: Article

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