Hypothalamus-Brainstem: Modulation of the Cardiovascular Function
Sponsored by the Association of Latin American Physiological Societies

The generation and modulation of the autonomic activity to the cardiovascular system occur mainly in sub-nucleus of the hypothalamus and brainstem. These areas play a key role in the modulation of the sympathetic activity with direct impact on the regulation of the extra cellular volume and to the level of arterial blood pressure. In this symposium we will discuss the more recent data related to the mechanisms involved in the generation and modulation of the sympathetic activity in physiological and pathophsyiological circumstances. The challenges to the cardiovascular system and to the blood volume homeostasis will be also an important focus of this symposium. The speakers will present their more recent data using contemporary techniques combined with integrative aspects of the systems physiology in order to provide to the audience a new insight on the classical problems of the cardiovascular physiology, such as hypertension and others homeostatic dysfunctions.