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SUBMITTER: Stocker SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840263 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology 20130906 10
The sympathetic nervous system plays a pivotal role in homeostasis through its direct innervation and functional impact on a variety of end organs. In rats, a number of methods are available to assess sympathetic nervous system function. Traditionally, direct recording of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) has been restricted to acute, anesthetized preparations or conscious animals within a few days after electrode implantation. However, these approaches provide short-term data in studies designed ...[more]