Open AccessInfluence of cigarette smoking on human autonomic function.
Author(s) -
O. Niedermaier,
Melvyn Smith,
Larry A. Beightol,
Zofia Żukowska-Grójec,
D. S. Goldstein,
Dwain L. Eckberg
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.88.2.562
Subject(s) - baroreceptor , medicine , baroreflex , blood pressure , reflex , sympathetic nervous system , cardiology , heart rate , autonomic nervous system , anesthesia , nicotine , mean arterial pressure , endocrinology
Although cigarette smoking is known to lead to widespread augmentation of sympathetic nervous system activity, little is known about the effects of smoking on directly measured human sympathetic activity and its reflex control.
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