[Cardiovascular responses to repeated exposures to intermittent noise. Tentative validation of the law of initial value]. 1981

J Parrot, and J C Petiot

Eighteen female undergraduate subjects were submitted three times to an intermittent 55 min. pink-noise made of 6 x 5 min. periods at 103 dB (A), alternating with 5 x 5 min periods at 40 dB (A). Arterial blood-pressure was measured by the auscultatory method during the last minute before each noise-step (initial value) and during the first minute following it. Concomitant values of heart-rate (continuously recorded) were also taken into account in the same way. Arterial blood pressure as well as heart-rate homeostatic response to both types of noise-steps obey the Law of initial value, respectively in 38 p. 100 and 33 p. 100 of the cases, but the Law fails to reveal adaptive changes in responses from the first to the third exposure to acoustical stress.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009622 Noise Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds. Noise Pollution,Noises,Pollution, Noise
D001794 Blood Pressure PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS. Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D005260 Female Females
D006339 Heart Rate The number of times the HEART VENTRICLES contract per unit of time, usually per minute. Cardiac Rate,Chronotropism, Cardiac,Heart Rate Control,Heartbeat,Pulse Rate,Cardiac Chronotropy,Cardiac Chronotropism,Cardiac Rates,Chronotropy, Cardiac,Control, Heart Rate,Heart Rates,Heartbeats,Pulse Rates,Rate Control, Heart,Rate, Cardiac,Rate, Heart,Rate, Pulse
D006706 Homeostasis The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable. Autoregulation
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000161 Acoustic Stimulation Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system. Auditory Stimulation,Stimulation, Acoustic,Stimulation, Auditory
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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