The anatomy of the baroreceptor reflex

Nima Ghitani; Alexander T Chesler

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.031

The anatomy of the baroreceptor reflex

Cell Rep. 2019 Nov 19;29(8):2121-2122. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.031.

Authors

Nima Ghitani¹, Alexander T Chesler²

Affiliations

¹ National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD, USA.
² National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda MD, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Soohong et al. (2019) reveal a class of vagal afferents-defined by Piezo2 expression-that innervate the aorta and function to sense blood pressure fluctuations. Their study describes the morphologies and role of these neurons in vascular regulation.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Aorta
Baroreflex
Blood Pressure
Hoof and Claw*
Pressoreceptors*

Grants and funding

ZIA AT000028/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States