Effect of operant conditioning of heart rate on plasma renin activity.
Cardioacceleration produced by operant conditioning was associated with elevation of plasma renin activity. This study suggests that emotional stimuli, which produce cardioacceleration, may also cause increased renin secretion, thus providing a mechanism by which factors operating through the mind and sodium intake could summate in the production of hypertension.
D000293:Adolescent; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D005246:Feedback; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007606:Juxtaglomerular Apparatus / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood*; D012119:Respiration
D012083:Renin