Time and frequency domain analysis of heart rate variability in cattle affected by bovine spongiform encephalopathy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Heart rate variability (HRV) analysis is a method to assess the function of the autonomic nervous system. Brainstem nuclei that influence HRV are affected by vacuolar changes and accumulation of disease-associated prion protein (PrP&...

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Main Authors: Konold Timm, Bone Gemma E, Simmons Marion M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/259