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Vasomotor System
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Definition
: The neural systems which act on VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE to control blood vessel diameter. The major neural control is through the sympathetic nervous system.
/drug eff: consider also VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS & VASODILATOR AGENTS
See Also
Baroreflex
;
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
;
Vasoconstriction
;
Vasoconstrictor Agents
;
Vasodilation
;
Vasodilator Agents
Examples
Pressoreceptors
Other names
Vasomotor Systems; Systems, Vasomotor; System, Vasomotor