Svara (nostril dominance) and bilateral volar GSR

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-64

  Mohan, S Mitti ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

GSR; Ida; nasal cycle; nostril dominance; pingala; susumna; svara; sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; YOGA;

ADULT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOGA;

EID: 9244227083     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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