title: Aging and the autonomic nervous system.
abstract: Most studies show a decline in autonomic nervous system (ANS) function with advancing age. The occasional heterogenous responses of ANS to aging, however, suggest that psychosocial and physiologic factors alter aging of ANS function.
authors.affiliation: Lovelace Medical Foundation, Biomedical Research Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Appenzeller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology