21 The rat aortic arch adventitia, which contains the baroreceptor nerve terminals, was dissected out and fixed in 3.7% formaldehyde overnight as described elsewhere 17. The adventitia was ...

The autonomic nervous system innervates all body organs, including the cardiovascular system. Smooth muscle in arteries, arterioles, and veins and pericytes in capillaries receive autonomic ...

In hypertension, an increase to arterial pressure is identified by specialized mechanoreceptors known as baroreceptors, which occur in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch. Baroreceptors ...

Others are located in the aortic arch, right next to the heart. But in 1957 it was predicted that another group of these baroreceptors should be present in the kidneys, specifically in what are ...

Zeng et al. also studied the Piezo2 channel roles in activating baroreflex via optogenetic mice models. Light activation of both aortic baroreceptors in the superior laryngeal nerve branch and carotid ...

On 15 January, Benson published an original research article on aortic arch baroreceptor stimulation – a novel method to lower blood pressure. The 52-year-old cardiologist spoke to the media ...

The 52-year-old cardiologist spoke to Rekord about the revolutionary concept that would very likely change the world and improve the quality of human life. “The effect of aortic baroreceptor ...