REVIEW PAPER<br>Trigemino-cardiac reflex: A recently discovered “oxygen-conserving” response? The potential therapeutic role of a physiological reflex
The trigemino-cardiac reflex (TCR) is defined as a sudden onset of parasympathetic dysrhythmia, sympathetic hypotension, apnea or gastric hypermotility during the stimulation of any of the sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve. The sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal nerve send neuronal signa...
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| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Archives of Medical Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=5694&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT |