New Molecule In Blood-pressure Control System Discovered

Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 15:49 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesize a molecule known to be critically important for proper nervous system growth. The finding could someday play a significant role in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and high blood pressure.

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