Bayliss Effect Definition
noun
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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Singular:
Bayliss effect
Plural:
Bayliss effectsOrigin of Bayliss Effect
Discovered by English physiologist William Bayliss (1860-1924).
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