Advances in Parasympathetic Control of Heart Rate and Cardiac Function.
It is well known that the neuronal projections from the brain to the heart strongly influence cardiac function, and an abnormal activity has been implicated in diseases such as cardiac arrhythmia and sudden infant death syndrome. This short review describes recent advances focused on the neurobiology of cardiac vagal neurons, utilizing cellular techniques.
Mendelowitz
David
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Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38163. Current address: Department of Pharmacology, George Washington University, 2300 Eye St., NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.