Muscle sympathetic nerve activity peaks in the first trimester in healthy pregnancy: a longitudinal case study

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 401-406

  Hissen, Sarah L ^a   El Sayed, Khadigeh ^a   Macefield, Vaughan G ^a,b,c   Brown, Rachael ^a,b   Taylor, Chloe E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Dubai Healthcare City   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Baroreflex sensitivity; Blood pressure; Microneurography; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEART RATE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REST; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ADRENERGIC NERVE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 85021817688     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: 16191560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-017-0439-1     Document Type: Article

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