Regulation of blood pressure by the arterial baroreflex and autonomic nervous system

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-102

  Wehrwein, Erica A ^a   Joyner, Michael J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Baroreceptors; Baroreflex; Baroreflex sensitivity; Mean arterial pressure; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BARORECEPTORS; BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC;

AUTONOMIC; BARORECEPTORS; BAROREFLEX; BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; SYMPATHETIC;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; REFLEX;

EID: 84884967169     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53491-0.00008-0     Document Type: Chapter

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