title: [Role of hypothalamic dopamine in blood pressure regulation].
abstract: Central dopamine is involved in the control of endocrine and autonomic nervous function. Dopamine has a central hypotensive effect which can be reproduced by the administration of dopaminergic agonists which cross the blood-brain barrier. These compounds could be useful in the treatment of hypertension as hypothalamic dopaminergic dysfunction has recently been suggested in these patients.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000187:drug effects; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D004298:Dopamine
vernacular_title: Place de la dopamine hypothalamique dans la régulation tensionnelle.