Muscle sympathetic nerve activity and hemodynamic alterations in middle-aged obese women

Muscle sympathetic nerve activity and hemodynamic alterations in middle-aged obese women

To study the relationship between the sympathetic nerve activity and hemodynamic alterations in obesity, we simultaneously measured muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), blood pressure, and forearm blood flow (FBF) in obese and lean individuals. Fifteen normotensive obese women (BMI = 32.5 ± 0.5...

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Main Authors: M.M. Ribeiro, I.C. Trombetta, L.T. Batalha, M.U.P.B. Rondon, C.L.M. Forjaz, A.C.P. Barretto, S.M.F. Villares, C.E. Negrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2001-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
sympathetic nerve activity
blood pressure
obesity
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