An introduction into autonomic nervous function

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2017, Pages R89-R118

  Karemaker, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ANS; autonomic nervous subroutine; autonomic transmitters; co transmitters; neuro evolution; parasympathetics; sympathetics

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SUBROUTINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC TRANSMITTER; AUTONOMICS; CO-TRANSMITTER; NEURO EVOLUTIONS; PARASYMPATHETIC; SYMPATHETIC;

TRANSMITTERS;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 85018277316     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aa6782     Document Type: Review

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