Population
Anesthetized dogs
Comparison
Injection of potassium chloride into the… vs Baseline/control firing rates
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Potassium may initiate but not sustain group III/IV afferent reflexes in exercise; leaves open roles of other metabolites in humans.
Potassium accumulation in working muscle stimulates group III and IV afferents to initiate reflex cardiovascular responses, but is not solely responsible for maintaining the pressor response.
Rybicki et al. (1985) studied this question.
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