The term 'barostat' is a conceptual metaphor used to describe the complex interactions between centers in the brainstem and central nervous system that regulate blood pressure, rather than a literal physical structure.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: The Dysautonomia Project
  Homeostasis and the Autonomic Nervous System

Sources

• Homeostasis and the Autonomic Nervous System thedysautonomiaproject.org The Dysautonomia Project via serper

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• blood pressure concept