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What are baroreceptors?

What are baroreceptors? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. plural of baroreceptor
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Neural and hormonal mechanisms mediate this tachycardia after arterial baroreceptors are stimulated.
The authors concluded that arterial baroreceptors play a major role in long-term control of MAP under the conditions of a HNa diet.
In addition to arterial baroreceptors, low-pressure baroreceptors exist and these respond to the degree of stretch of veins and the cardiac atria.
The system works by electrically activating the baroreceptors, the body's natural sensors that regulate cardiovascular function.
When the baroreceptors sense the slightest drop in pressure, a coordinated increase in sympathetic outflow occurs.
They are believed to arise from pericytes of Zimmermann, which are baroreceptors found on blood vessel walls.

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