Sympathetic and angiotensinergic responses mediated by paradoxical sleep loss in rats

Introduction: Recent investigations over the past decade have linked the development of hypertension to sleep loss, although the mechanisms underlying this association are still under scrutiny. To determine the relationship between sleep deprivation and cardiovascular dysfunction, we examined the ef...

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Main Authors: Juliana C Perry, Cássia T Bergamaschi, Ruy R Campos, Monica L Andersen, Nicola Montano, Dulce E Casarini, Sergio Tufik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320310391504