Title :
A mathematical model of the arterial baroreceptors
Author :
Itani, Tamima F. ; Koushanpour, Esmail
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Through careful examination of the physiological properties of the arterial baroreceptors, a mathematical model was obtained that encompasses the results of different groups of researchers in one general equation. This equation describes the firing frequency of the baroreceptors as a function of mean arterial pressure and rate of change of arterial pressure; it allows for baroreceptor adaptation and includes a sensitivity term that a dependent on the rate of change of receptor firing with arterial pressure
Keywords :
haemodynamics; mechanoception; physiological models; arterial baroreceptors; baroreceptor adaptation; firing frequency; mathematical model; mean arterial pressure; physiological properties; sensitivity term; Back; Biomedical engineering; Blood pressure; Delay effects; Differential equations; Elasticity; Frequency; Mathematical model; Physiology; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95728
