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Bayliss effect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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

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  • Hungarian: Bayliss-effektus — special manifestation of the myogenic tone in the vasculature