INSULIN AND THE CAROTID SINUS
Authors: I RUDNIKOFF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 June 1951INSULIN AND THE CAROTID SINUSISADORE RUDNIKOFF, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.ISADORE RUDNIKOFF, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-6-1382 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe importance of the carotid sinus reflexes in relation to cardiovascular physiology is well known. In 1886 Czermack1, 2showed that pressure on the neck in the region of the vagus nerve caused slowing of the heart. The basic work of Hering3from 1923 to 1932 laid the foundation for future investigations. His studies, with those of de Castro4in 1927, were responsible for our present knowledge of the anatomy and histology of the carotid sinuses. Between 1929 and 1937 a long series of researches5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13was reported with respect to the physiologic...Bibliography1. 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