The sympathetic nervous system exacerbates carotid body sensitivity in hypertension
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DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvac008
Abstract: Abstract Aims The carotid bodies (CBs) of spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats exhibit hypertonicity and hyperreflexia contributing to heightened peripheral sympathetic outflow. We hypothesized that CB hyperexcitability is driven by its own sympathetic innervation. Methods and… read more here.
Keywords: scg; hypertension; wistar; wistar rats ... See more keywords