When blood pressure is elevated, the solitary tract nucleus decreases sympathetic activity, increases vascular diameter, and increases parasympathetic activity to lower heart rate and stroke output; the opposite occurs when blood pressure is below a set point.

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  Homeostatic medicine: a strategy for exploring health and disease

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• sympathetic nerve activity concept
• blood pressure concept