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The neural control of the circulation depends upon a continuous interaction between opposite, i.e. negative and positive, feed-back mechanisms, mediated respectively by vagal/baroreceptive and sympathetic circuits.
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Pagani, M., Rimoldi, O., Pizzinelli, P., Lucini, D., Malliani, A. (1991). Spectral Analysis of Cardiovascular Variables as a Tool to Quantify Neural Cardiovascular Control in the Laboratory and Real Life Conditions. In: Haken, H., Koepchen, H.P. (eds) Rhythms in Physiological Systems. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 55. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76877-4_8
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