The baroreceptor reflex maintains blood pressure by increasing parasympathetic activity and decreasing sympathetic activity when blood pressure increases, thereby reducing cardiac output and total peripheral resistance (TPR), with the opposite occurring when blood pressure decreases.

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  Homeostasis: The Underappreciated and Far Too Often ... - Frontiers

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• baroreflex concept
• sympathetic nerve activity concept