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Parasympathetic Nervous System

Known as: nervous parasympathetic system, Systems, Parasympathetic Nervous, Parasympathetic part of autonomic division of nervous system 
The craniosacral division of the autonomic nervous system. The cell bodies of the parasympathetic preganglionic fibers are in brain stem nuclei and… Expand
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Autonomic nervous systemNervous system structure

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Effects of yoga on the autonomic nervous system, gamma-aminobutyric-acid, and allostasis in epilepsy, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
A theory is proposed to explain the benefits of yoga practices in diverse, frequently comorbid medical conditions based on the… Expand
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2006
Review
2006
Cytokines sing the blues: inflammation and the pathogenesis of depression.
Increasing amounts of data suggest that inflammatory responses have an important role in the pathophysiology of depression… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Effect of sensory stimulation (acupuncture) on sympathetic and parasympathetic activities in healthy subjects.
UNLABELLED It has been postulated that sensory stimulation (acupuncture) affects the cardiovascular system via the autonomic… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Poincaré plot of heart rate variability allows quantitative display of parasympathetic nervous activity in humans.
1. Time domain summary statistics and frequency domain parameters can be used to measure heart rate variability. More recently… Expand
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1995
Review
1995
Cardiac vagal tone: A physiological index of stress
Cardiac vagal tone is proposed as a novel index of stress and stress vulnerability in mammals. A model is described that… Expand
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Body fat and the activity of the autonomic nervous system.
The cause of most cases of human obesity is unknown. Specific alterations in the activity of the autonomic nervous system may… Expand
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Induction of coronary artery spasm by acetylcholine in patients with variant angina: possible role of the parasympathetic nervous system in the pathogenesis of coronary artery spasm.
We injected acetylcholine (ACh), the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system, into the coronary arteries of 28… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Assessment of autonomic function in humans by heart rate spectral analysis.
Spectral analysis of spontaneous heart rate fluctuations were assessed by use of autonomic blocking agents and changes in posture… Expand
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Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Differential changes of autonomic nervous system function with age in man.
To assess the relationship between aging and autonomic nervous system function, cardiovascular and pupillary autonomic nervous… Expand
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Defective cardiac parasympathetic control in patients with heart disease.
Abstract To define the state of the parasympathetic nervous system in heart failure, parasympathetic blockade with atropine was… Expand
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