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Sex Hormones And Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Charlotte W. Usselman
Sex Hormones And Sympathetic Nerve Activity, Charlotte W. Usselman
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The purpose of this thesis was to test the hypothesis that changes in circulating sex hormone levels are associated with changes in muscle sympathetic nerve activity. The hypothesis was tested through the comparison of low- (early follicular [EF]) and high-hormone (midluteal [ML]) phases of the menstrual cycle and of hormonal contraceptive use (low hormone [LH] versus high hormone [HH]). The microneurography technique was used to compare both the frequency and size of bursts in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) at baseline and during two sympatho-excitatory maneuvers: baroreceptor unloading elicited through lower body negative pressure, and chemoreflex stimulation elicited through a …