Baroreflex physiology studied in healthy subjects with very infrequent muscle sympathetic bursts

• Published in: Journal of applied physiology (1985) Vol. 114; no. 2; pp. 203 - 210
• Main Authors: Diedrich, André, Crossman, Alexandra A., Beightol, Larry A., Tahvanainen, Kari U. O., Kuusela, Tom A., Ertl, Andrew C., Eckberg, Dwain L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 15.01.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Baroreflex - physiology; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Data collection; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - innervation; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Muscular system; Physiology; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology; Vagus Nerve - physiology; Veins & arteries; Young Adult

Because it is likely that, in healthy human subjects, baroreflex mechanisms operate continuously, independent of experimental interventions, we asked the question, In what ways might study of unprovoked, very infrequent muscle sympathetic bursts inform baroreflex physiology? We closely examined arte...