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Ribeiro,M.M.; Trombetta,I.C.; Batalha,L.T.; Rondon,M.U.P.B.; Forjaz,C.L.M.; Barretto,A.C.P.; Villares,S.M.F.; Negrão,C.E.. |
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 kg/m²) and 11 age-matched normotensive lean women (BMI = 22.7 ± 1.0 kg/m²) were studied. MSNA was evaluated directly from the peroneal nerve by microneurography, FBF was measured by venous occlusion plethysmography, and blood pressure was measured noninvasively by an autonomic blood pressure cuff. MSNA was significantly increased in obese women when compared with lean control women. Forearm vascular resistance and blood pressure were significantly higher in... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Sympathetic nerve activity; Blood pressure; Obesity. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2001000400006 |
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