VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE K+ CHANNELS INHIBIT PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION TRANSMISSION AND VAGAL CONTROL OF HEART RATE IN HYPERTENSIVE RATS
Parasympathetic withdrawal plays an important role in the autonomic dysfunctions in hypertension. Since hyperpolarizing, voltage-sensitive K+ channels (KV) hamper transmitter release, elevated KV-activity may explain the disturbed vagal control of heart rate (HR) in hypertension. Here, the KV inhibi...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2015.00260/full |