Faculty Books and Book Chapters
Neuronal Hormones and the Sympathetic/Parasympathetic Regulation of the Heart
ISBN or ISSN
978-0-12-803111-7
Chapter
8
Publication Date / Copyright Date
2016
First Page
207
Last Page
227
Publisher
Elsevier Academic Press
DOI Number
10.1016/C2014-0-04170-6
Abstract
The primary purpose of the heart is to contract and pump blood to the entire body and all peripheral organs. Heart rate and cardiac output are tightly regulated so the heart can adjust to meet the needs of the organism under any given circumstance. This regulation is provided by the autonomic nervous system, including hormones and other secreted factors. In this chapter, we discuss the physiological mechanisms by which cardiac function is controlled and modulated by the autonomic (sympathetic & parasympathetic) nervous system, by the endocrine organs (mainly pituitary and adrenal glands), and, finally, by its own intrinsic endocrine system (cardiac hormones). Particular emphasis is given to molecular receptor signaling mechanisms underlying these processes.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Keywords
autonomic nervous system, cardiac function, molecular receptor signaling mechanisms
Files
NSUWorks Citation
Ranek, A.; Vu, A.; Willis, M. S.; and Lymperopoulos, Anastasios, "Neuronal Hormones and the Sympathetic/Parasympathetic Regulation of the Heart" (2016). Faculty Books and Book Chapters. 8.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_corx_facbooks/8