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sympathetic
(redirected from sympathetic nervous system)

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Leptin, through direct central effects, can affect the sympathetic nervous system and lead to hypertension and/or heart disorders.
Individuals respond to novel and challenging environmental information cognitively and physiologically via activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
This counters the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system, or even the overstimulation caused by a long performance season.
 
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