Exercise Physiology Seminar Series

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Exercise Physiology Seminar Series Fall
2008 ROS and Sympathetic
Vasoconstriction in
Contracting Muscle Gail D. Thomas,
Ph.D. Division of Hypertension Dept. of Internal
Medicine University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center
Gail D. Thomas, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor
in the Hypertension Division at UT Southwestern
Medical Center and an Associate Editor for the
Journal of Applied Physiology. Her research is
broadly focused on the sympathetic neural control
of cardiovascular function during exercise in
health and disease, including heart failure,
hypertension, and muscular dystrophy. She will
present recent work highlighting the effects of
muscle-derived reactive nitrogen and oxygen
species on the sympathetic regulation of skeletal
muscle blood flow during exercise. Wednesday
November 12th 150-240pm 267A COLS Sponsored
by The Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for
Sports Medicine and Human Performance
For more information, contact Demetra Christou
ddchristou_at_hlkn.tamu.edu
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Graduate Exercise Physiology Seminar - Fall 2008
The Effects of Heat Stress on Human Blood
Pressure Control