Baroreceptors, baroreceptor unloading, and the long-term control of blood pressure

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 4 57-4, 2005, Pages

  Thrasher, Terry N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DILATATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD VESSEL COMPLIANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DENERVATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SODIUM EXCRETION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; CAROTID ARTERIES; COMPLIANCE; DENERVATION; DOGS; HUMANS; PRESSORECEPTORS; SODIUM;

EID: 15544388503     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00813.2004     Document Type: Review

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