homeometric autoregulation

homeometric autoregulation definition - medical

ho·me·o·met·ric autoregulation (hōˌmē-ə-mĕtˈrĭk)

noun
Autoregulation of the strength of ventricular contraction by mechanisms or agents that do not depend upon change in the end diastolic fiber length.

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