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Neuropeptide Regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System

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Neuropeptides and Stress

Part of the book series: Hans Selye Symposia on Neuroendocrinology and Stress ((HANS SELYE SYMP))

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Integration and coordination of complex autonomic efferent responses are achieved through unique arrangements of neuroanatomic pathways that receive both intra- and extra-CNS (central nervous system) neural afferent information. Identification of numerous biologically-active peptides and their receptors in certain brain regions, and the demonstration of the ability of these peptides to modify autonomic nervous system (ANS) functions, have led to the speculation that they may play a role in the physiologic regulation of the ANS1.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Los Angeles School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90073, USA

    Yvette Taché Ph.D. (Professor and Member) (Professor and Member)

  2. Brain Research Institute, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    Yvette Taché Ph.D. (Professor and Member) & John E. Morley M.D. (Director, Professor and Member) (Professor and Member) &  (Director, Professor and Member)

  3. Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Sepulveda Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, California, 91343, USA

    John E. Morley M.D. (Director, Professor and Member) (Director, Professor and Member)

  4. Department of Medicine, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    John E. Morley M.D. (Director, Professor and Member) (Director, Professor and Member)

  5. Autonomic Physiology Laboratory, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, San Diego Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, California, 92103, USA

    Marvin R. Brown M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Brown, M.R. (1989). Neuropeptide Regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System. In: Taché, Y., Morley, J.E., Brown, M.R. (eds) Neuropeptides and Stress. Hans Selye Symposia on Neuroendocrinology and Stress. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3514-9_9

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