vasomotor

adj. describing or relating to nerve fibers, drugs, or other agents that can affect the diameter of blood vessels, especially small arteries, by causing contraction or relaxation of the smooth muscle of their walls. Fibers of the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system have a vasomotor effect.

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May 9th 2024

endogenous research

research that is based on information inherent in a specific area or system, without taking into account outside, independent information.