Bayliss effect

noun

Etymology

Discovered by English physiologist William Bayliss (1860–1924).

Definitions

  1. A special manifestation of the myogenic tone in the vasculature, whereby in the event…

    A special manifestation of the myogenic tone in the vasculature, whereby in the event that blood pressure is increased in the arterioles and the vessels distend, they react with a sudden vasoconstriction caused by the activation of certain ion channels in the vascular smooth muscle cells.

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