Physiology · 1996 · 52 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesNeurobiologyNeuroscienceNeuroanatomyNeuroendocrinologyNeurophysiologyAutonomic Nervous SystemAutonomic Nervous System ResponsesCentral Nervous SystemCentral Nervous System PhysiologyNervous System PhysiologyReflex PhysiologyBaroreflex CircuitsBaroreflex PhysiologyCardiovascular Control CircuitsCardiovascular ReflexesParaventricular NucleusParvocellular Pathway FunctionSympathetic Nervous System ResponsesSympathetic Preganglionic Neurons
The paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus contains magnocellular and parvocellular neurons. Some parvocellular neurons project to the spinal cord and are likely to directly influence the sympathetic preganglionic motoneurons. Evidence is now accumulating to suggest that those neurons are important in the reflex responses induced by changes in blood volume.