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Autonomic modulation of ultradian blood pressure and heart rate oscillations in dogs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2566283     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Autonomic receptor modulation of ultradian oscillations of blood pressure and heart rate was studied in telemetered free-running dogs. Data, analyzed for their harmonic content by fast Fourier transform (FFT) methods, indicated that ultradian and circadian oscillations of 22.9 +/- 2.5 and 10.5 +/- 0.9 (SD) mmHg, respectively, were present. The average principal frequency for the ultradian oscillations in 12 dogs was 0.760 +/- 0.11 cycles/h for arterial pressure and 0.808 +/- 0.10 for heart rate. Atropine had no effect on periodicity of either arterial pressure or heart rate. Metoprolol, a beta 1-antagonist, or hexamethonium, a ganglionic blocker, significantly reduced the power of both arterial pressure and heart rate (P less than 0.05), whereas the primary frequencies of both were unchanged. Prazosin, an alpha 1-blocker, sharply reduced arterial pressure power (P less than 0.05) and increased the power of heart rate (P less than 0.05), demonstrating that it is possible to uncouple arterial pressure oscillations from influences of heart rate. We conclude that the sympathetic limb of the autonomic nervous system is primarily responsible for these oscillations and that vagal influences on the heart partially dampen these rhythms.
Authors:
T P Broten; J E Zehr
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  256     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1989 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-06-16     Completed Date:  1989-06-16     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R1127-37     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activity Cycles*
Animals
Autonomic Nervous System / physiology*
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Circadian Rhythm*
Dogs
Female
Heart Rate* / drug effects
Hexamethonium
Hexamethonium Compounds / pharmacology
Male
Metoprolol / pharmacology
Parasympathetic Nervous System / physiology
Prazosin / pharmacology
Sympathetic Nervous System / physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-15307/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hexamethonium Compounds; 19216-56-9/Prazosin; 37350-58-6/Metoprolol; 60-26-4/Hexamethonium

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