... of the total baroreflex arc by the Valsalva manoeuvre measuring only heart rate changes proved impossible, since the magnitude and time course of the heart rate response were normal notwithstanding the presence of a blood pressure response typical of sympathetic failure. 3. Sustained handgrip, cold pressor...

... 6 1984 16 7 1984 © 1985 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society 1985 captopril cold pressor diving reflex heart rate parasympathetic Valsalva manoeuvre Clinical Science (1985) 68, 49-56 49 Evidence of parasympathetic activity of the angiotensin converting...

... levels were consistently higher in females and adrenaline levels higher in males. These sex-related differences were maintained after isometric exercise, mental arithmetic and cold pressor testing. 3. Resting noradrenaline concentration was negatively correlated with Quetelet index in males...