Effects of propranolol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to mental arithmetic in type A men.
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Williams, RB; Lane, JD; Kuhn, CM; Knopes, K; Schanberg, SM
Published in: Neuropsychopharmacology
December 1988
beta-Adrenergic hyperreactivity has been proposed as a pathogenic mechanism of increased coronary risk in Type A individuals. This study compared the effects of propranolol, diazepam, and placebo on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to a stressful cognitive task in six young Type A males. Although diazepam did not differ from placebo, propranolol attenuated heart rate and norepinephrine responses and enhanced cortisol responses to the task. Findings suggest that propranolol has reciprocal effects on the norepinephrine and cortisol components of the "fight-flight" response. Possible central nervous system mechanisms are described.
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Neuropsychopharmacology
ISSN
0893-133X
Publication Date
December 1988
Volume
1
Issue
4
Start / End Page
337 / 340
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Vascular Resistance
- Testosterone
- Systole
- Stress, Psychological
- Regional Blood Flow
- Reference Values
- Psychiatry
- Propranolol
- Prolactin
- Norepinephrine
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Williams, R. B., Lane, J. D., Kuhn, C. M., Knopes, K., & Schanberg, S. M. (1988). Effects of propranolol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to mental arithmetic in type A men. Neuropsychopharmacology, 1(4), 337–340.
Williams, R. B., J. D. Lane, C. M. Kuhn, K. Knopes, and S. M. Schanberg. “Effects of propranolol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to mental arithmetic in type A men.” Neuropsychopharmacology 1, no. 4 (December 1988): 337–40.
Williams RB, Lane JD, Kuhn CM, Knopes K, Schanberg SM. Effects of propranolol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to mental arithmetic in type A men. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1988 Dec;1(4):337–40.
Williams, R. B., et al. “Effects of propranolol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to mental arithmetic in type A men.” Neuropsychopharmacology, vol. 1, no. 4, Dec. 1988, pp. 337–40.
Williams RB, Lane JD, Kuhn CM, Knopes K, Schanberg SM. Effects of propranolol on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to mental arithmetic in type A men. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1988 Dec;1(4):337–340.
Published In
Neuropsychopharmacology
ISSN
0893-133X
Publication Date
December 1988
Volume
1
Issue
4
Start / End Page
337 / 340
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Vascular Resistance
- Testosterone
- Systole
- Stress, Psychological
- Regional Blood Flow
- Reference Values
- Psychiatry
- Propranolol
- Prolactin
- Norepinephrine