Stimulation by bradykinin of afferent vagal C-fibers with chemosensitive endings in the heart and aorta of the dog.

P. Kaufman, Marc; G. Baker, David; M. Coleridge, H.; C. Coleridge, J.

doi:10.1161/01.res.46.4.476

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Stimulation by bradykinin of afferent vagal C-fibers with chemosensitive endings in the heart and aorta of the dog.

Published in Circulation Research • Apr 1, 1980

Authors:

Marc P. Kaufman

David G. Baker

H. M. Coleridge

Abstract

Bradykinin applied directly to the epicardium evokes a reflex increase in blood pressure by stimulating sympathetic afferent nerve endings in the heart, but injected into the coronary artery it evokes vagally mediated reflex decreases in heart rate and blood pressure.The afferents initiating these l...

Subject

Bradykinin

Stimulation

Afferent

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