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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 241: R307-R311, 1981;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 241, Issue 5 307-R311, Copyright © 1981 by American Physiological Society

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Baroreceptor control of heart rate in the conscious toad Bufo marinus

D. G. Smith, P. J. Berger and B. K. Evans

Perivascular balloons were used to elicit heart rate (HR) responses to imposed changes in mean arterial pressure (Pa) in conscious unrestrained toads (Bufo marinus). It is clear that functional baroreceptors lie in the pulmocutaneous arteries of B. marinus, and that these can elicit compensatory heart rate responses to perturbations of blood pressure. Functional baroreceptors were not present in the carotid circulation and are probably absent from the lateral aortae and conus arteriosus as well. Normalized gain of the baroreceptor-heart rate reflex (delta HR%/delta Pa) in five toads was 13%/kPa, which is considerably less than that found in other vertebrates to date.




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