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Spectral Analysis of Cardiovascular Variables as a Tool to Quantify Neural Cardiovascular Control in the Laboratory and Real Life Conditions

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Rhythms in Physiological Systems

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The neural control of the circulation depends upon a continuous interaction between opposite, i.e. negative and positive, feed-back mechanisms, mediated respectively by vagal/baroreceptive and sympathetic circuits.

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    M. Pagani, O. Rimoldi, P. Pizzinelli, D. Lucini & A. Malliani

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik und Synergetik der Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57/IV, W-7000, Stuttgart 80, Germany

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  2. Center for Complex Systems, Florida Atlantic University, FL 33431, Boca Raton, USA

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Pagani, M., Rimoldi, O., Pizzinelli, P., Lucini, D., Malliani, A. (1991). Spectral Analysis of Cardiovascular Variables as a Tool to Quantify Neural Cardiovascular Control in the Laboratory and Real Life Conditions. In: Haken, H., Koepchen, H.P. (eds) Rhythms in Physiological Systems. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 55. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76877-4_8

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