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Definition of Baroreceptors
1. baroreceptor [n] - See also: baroreceptor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Baroreceptors
Literary usage of Baroreceptors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"3) suggesting that the bradycardia is not brought about by a direct effect on
peripheral baroreceptors or chemoreceptors but on an as yet undefined ..."
2. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"The HTN results in stimulation of vascular baroreceptors activating the
parasympathetic nervous system, causing vasodilatation (dilation of the blood ..."
3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Stretch-activated ion channels have been described in animal cells, where they
might serve as mechanoreceptors, baroreceptors or osmoreceptors, ..."
4. Alcohols Effect on Organ Function edited by Dianne M. Welsh (1997)
"EL-MAS, MM, AND ABDEL-RAHMAN, AA Direct evidence for selective involvement of
aortic baroreceptors in ethanol-induced impairment of baroreflex control of ..."
5. Acute Perinatal Asphyxia in Term Infants: Report of the Workshopedited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz edited by Linda L. Wright, Gerald B. Merenstein, Deborah Hirtz (1997)
"Thus, prolonged interruption of the fetal oxygen supply will eventually result
in metabolic acidosis in the fetus. Chemoreceptors and baroreceptors in ..."