Role of the medulla oblongata in normal and high arterial blood pressure regulation: the contribution of Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESP

Role of the medulla oblongata in normal and high arterial blood pressure regulation: the contribution of Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESP

Several forms of experimental evidence gathered in the last 37 years have unequivocally established that the medulla oblongata harbors the main neural circuits responsible for generating the vasomotor tone and regulating arterial blood pressure. Our current understanding of this circuitry derives ma...

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Main Authors: Sergio L. Cravo, Ruy R. Campos, Eduardo Colombari, Mônica A. Sato, Cássia M. Bergamaschi, Gustavo R. Pedrino, Marcos L. Ferreira-Neto, Oswaldo U. Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2009-09-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
hipertensão
reflexos baroceptores
núcleos vasomotores
atividade simpática
pressão arterial
hypertension
baroreceptor reflexes
vasomotor nuclei
sympathetic nerve activity
arterial pressure
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