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. 1979 Apr 15;35(4):512-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF01922738.

Baroreceptor function changed by breathing

A Brattström

Baroreceptor function changed by breathing

A Brattström. Experientia. .

Abstract

The efferent sympathetic activity (ESA) of the carotid nerve is related to breathing, and can be driven by stimulation of the latter, e.g. by airway occlusion. The ESA controls both carotid wall stiffness and the excitability of nervous receptor elements. Therefore, breathing is capable of changing the carotid baroreceptor function.

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