Autonomic control of cardiorespiratory interactions in fish, amphibians and reptiles

Autonomic control of cardiorespiratory interactions in fish, amphibians and reptiles

Control of the heart rate and cardiorespiratory interactions (CRI) is predominantly parasympathetic in all jawed vertebrates, with the sympathetic nervous system having some influence in tetrapods. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) has been described as a solely mammalian phenomenon but respiration...

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Main Authors: E.W. Taylor, C.A.C. Leite, N. Skovgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2010-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Cardiorespiratory interactions
Autonomic nervous system
Cardiac vagal preganglionic neurons
Central interactions
Peripheral reflex control
Non-adrenergic-non-cholinergic (NANC) control of heart rate
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