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Affecting the diameter of blood vessels (and hence blood pressure)
- vasoactiveAffecting the diameter of blood vessels (and hence blood pressure)
- vasomotorDenoting a region in the medulla of the brain (the vasomotor center) that regulates blood pressure by controlling reflex alterations in the heart rate and the diameter of the blood vessels, in response to stimuli from receptors in the circulatory system or from other parts of the brain
- histaminhistidine-derived amine compound that is released mainly by damaged mast cells in allergic reactions, causing dilation and permeability of blood vessels and lowering blood pressure
- vasodilationsThe dilatation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure
- vasodilationThe dilatation of blood vessels, which decreases blood pressure
- pressorProducing an increase in blood pressure by stimulating constriction of the blood vessels
- kymographsAn instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder
- kymographAn instrument for recording variations in pressure, e.g., in sound waves or in blood within blood vessels, by the trace of a stylus on a rotating cylinder
- bilharziaany elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke
- bradykininA compound released in the blood in some circumstances that causes contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of blood vessels. It is a peptide comprising nine amino-acid residues
- hookwormA parasitic nematode worm that inhabits the intestines of humans and other animals. It has hooklike mouthparts with which it attaches itself to the wall of the gut, puncturing the blood vessels and feeding on the blood
- hookwormsA parasitic nematode worm that inhabits the intestines of humans and other animals. It has hooklike mouthparts with which it attaches itself to the wall of the gut, puncturing the blood vessels and feeding on the blood
- aldosteronismA condition in which there is excessive secretion of aldosterone. This disturbs the balance of sodium, potassium, and water in the blood and so leads to high blood pressure