Respiratory and heart rate dynamics during peripheral chemoreceptor deactivation compared to targeted sympathetic and sympathetic/parasympathetic co-activation

The importance of peripheral chemoreceptors for cardiorespiratory neural control is known for decades. Pure oxygen inhalation deactivates chemoreceptors and increases parasympathetic outflow. However, the relationship between autonomic nervous system (ANS) activation and resulting heart rate (HR) dynamics is still not fully understood.
Source: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Source Type: research