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Central and Peripheral Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Regulation

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  • © 1986

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series A: (NSSA, volume 109)

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There is increasing awareness that the autonomic nervous system, through its central and peripheral pathways, plays a critical role in the regulation of the circulation. Peripherally, the autonomic representation, largely that of sympathetic nerves, innervate virtually all segments of the vascular tree as well as the adrenal medulla. Through the interaction of nerve terminals, their transmitters, receptors and intracellular mediators in smooth muscle, sympathetic neurons control vascular tone as well as the basal performance of the heart. In turn, the performance of the autonomic nervous system is highly controlled by the brain. Once viewed as a black box with only a vague influence on cardiovascular performance, the introduction of concepts and techniques of neuroscience into the field of cardiovascular medicine has led to the realization of the critical role of this organ in cardiovascular control. It is now well recognized that within the brain, the represenation of cardiovascular function is highly restricted anatomically, engages a number of specific transmitters for its actions, and has highly selective and topographically restricted functions to influence circulatory performance.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, Albany, USA

    A. Magro

  • University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    W. Osswald

  • Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA

    D. Reis

  • Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, USA

    P. Vanhoutte

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Central and Peripheral Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Regulation

  • Editors: A. Magro, W. Osswald, D. Reis, P. Vanhoutte

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9471-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-9473-4Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-9471-0Published: 13 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 544

  • Number of Illustrations: 89 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Organic Chemistry

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