Skin conductance changes during the first year of life in full-term infants

Pediatric Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 837-843

  Hernes, Knut G ^a   Mørkrid, Lars ^a   Fremming, Asbjørn ^b   Ødegården, Stein ^b   Martinsen, Ørjan G ^b   Storm, Hanne ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; EVAPORATION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWEATING; VAPOR PRESSURE; ADULT; AGE; AROUSAL; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEAT GLAND;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AROUSAL; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SWEAT GLANDS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 85047681957     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200212000-00005     Document Type: Article

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