Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Nephrol. Jan 6, 2016; 5(1): 53-65
Published online Jan 6, 2016. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v5.i1.53
Figure 3
Figure 3 Probable levels of defect in baroreflex arc in chronic kidney disease. Depicts the different probable levels of defect in chronic kidney disease. Level 1 represents the baroreceptors affected by calcification of central arteries. Level 2, 3, 4 and 5 represents afferents (IX and X nerves), centres, efferents and endorgans (heart and vessels) respectively. CN IX and CN X: Cranial nerve IX and X; NTS: Nucleus tractus solitarius; NA: Nucleus ambiguous; CVLM: Caudal ventrolateral medulla; RVLM: Rostral ventrolateral medulla; IML: Intermediolateral gray column.