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@article{citeulike:2541027, abstract = {Sympathetic neural control of cardiovascular function is essential for normal regulation of blood pressure and tissue perfusion. In the present review we discuss sympathetic neural mechanisms in human cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, with a focus on evidence from direct recordings of sympathetic nerve activity using microneurography. Measurements of sympathetic nerve activity to skeletal muscle have provided extensive information regarding reflex control of blood pressure and blood flow in conditions ranging from rest to postural changes, exercise, and mental stress in populations ranging from healthy controls to patients with hypertension and heart failure. Measurements of skin sympathetic nerve activity have also provided important insights into neural control, but are often more difficult to interpret since the activity contains several types of nerve impulses with different functions. Although most studies have focused on group mean differences, we provide evidence that individual variability in sympathetic nerve activity is important to the ultimate understanding of these integrated physiological mechanisms.}, address = {Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at G\"{o}teborg University, S-413 45 G\"{o}teborg, Sweden. gunnar.wallin@neuro.gu.se}, author = {Wallin, B. G. and Charkoudian, N.}, citeulike-article-id = {2541027}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20831}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17623856}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17623856}, doi = {10.1002/mus.20831}, issn = {0148-639X}, journal = {Muscle Nerve}, keywords = {autonomic\_ns, cardiovascular, microneurography, review\_article, ssna}, month = {November}, number = {5}, pages = {595--614}, posted-at = {2008-03-16 17:39:18}, priority = {2}, title = {Sympathetic neural control of integrated cardiovascular function: insights from measurement of human sympathetic nerve activity.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20831}, volume = {36}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2541027 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2541027 N2 - Sympathetic neural control of cardiovascular function is essential for normal regulation of blood pressure and tissue perfusion. In the present review we discuss sympathetic neural mechanisms in human cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, with a focus on evidence from direct recordings of sympathetic nerve activity using microneurography. Measurements of sympathetic nerve activity to skeletal muscle have provided extensive information regarding reflex control of blood pressure and blood flow in conditions ranging from rest to postural changes, exercise, and mental stress in populations ranging from healthy controls to patients with hypertension and heart failure. Measurements of skin sympathetic nerve activity have also provided important insights into neural control, but are often more difficult to interpret since the activity contains several types of nerve impulses with different functions. Although most studies have focused on group mean differences, we provide evidence that individual variability in sympathetic nerve activity is important to the ultimate understanding of these integrated physiological mechanisms. IS - 5 JF - Muscle Nerve SN - 0148-639X AD - Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. gunnar.wallin@neuro.gu.se EP - 614 TI - Sympathetic neural control of integrated cardiovascular function: insights from measurement of human sympathetic nerve activity. VL - 36 SP - 595 KW - autonomic_ns KW - cardiovascular KW - microneurography KW - review_article KW - ssna AU - Wallin, BG AU - Charkoudian, N PY - 2007/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mus.20831 ER -