Abstract
A single bout of exercise can lead to a postexercise decrease in blood pressure in hypertensive individuals, called postexercise hypotension. Compelling evidence suggests that the central baroreflex pathway plays a crucial role in the development of postexercise hypotension. This review focuses on the exercise-induced changes in brainstem nuclei involved in blood pressure regulation.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Baroreflex / drug effects
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Baroreflex / physiology*
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Blood Pressure / drug effects
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Blood Pressure / physiology*
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Brain Stem / drug effects
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Brain Stem / physiology
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Exercise / physiology*
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Humans
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Hypertension / drug therapy
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Hypertension / physiopathology*
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Hypotension / drug therapy
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Hypotension / physiopathology*
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Neuronal Plasticity / drug effects
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Neuronal Plasticity / physiology
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Rats
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Substance P / physiology
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Sympathetic Nervous System / drug effects
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Sympathetic Nervous System / physiology
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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / physiology
Substances
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Substance P
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gamma-Aminobutyric Acid