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New blood pressure research from University of Sao Paulo, Medical Department discussed

Published in Hematology Week, July 27th, 2009

According to a study from Sao Paulo, Brazil, "Located in the lower brainstem, the paratrigeminal nucleus (Pa5) is related to cardiorespiratory autonomic reflex functions. To characterize the structures' role in blood pressure regulation and baroreflex response, both resting cardiovascular parameters and reflex responses were evaluated during phenylephrine-produced pressor responses in non-anaesthetized rats with or without bilateral chemical Pa5 ablation."

"The Pa5-ablated animals, in contrast to the Pa5-intact control animals, presented increased resting arterial pressure (115 +/- 4 vs. 100 +/- 3 mm, Hg), decreased heart (293 +/- 10 vs. 315 +/- 7 bpm) and increase of...

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