vasomotor center

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vasomotor center [¦vāz·ə′mōd·ər ‚sen·tər]

(physiology)

A large, diffuse area in the reticular formation of the lower brainstem; stimulation of different portions of this center causes either a rise in blood pressure and tachycardia (pressor area) or a fall in blood pressure and bradycardia (depressor area).

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