Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System

This text presents key information about how the autonomic nervous system controls bodily function and dysfunction.

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The autonomic nervous systems controls involuntary functions like blood pressure, heart rate, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, sexual function, and is involved in stress, myocardial interaction, hypertension, and sudden death. The autonomic systems lies in the borderland of several disciplines including neurology, cardiology, clinical pharmacology, endocrinology and neuroscience Features: * Compact for easy access and readability * Written by the leading autonomic authorities * Up-to-date key information * Both basic and clinical for scientists, physicians and students