Function and Pharmacology of Spinally-Projecting Sympathetic Pre-Autonomic Neurones in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus has been described as the "autonomic master controller". It co-ordinates critical physiological responses through control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis, and by modulation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic branche...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131718/ |