Abstract
An approach to mathematical modeling of the baroreceptor that appears suitable for modeling mechanoreceptors in general is discussed. It differs from earlier works reported in the literature in the fact that it divides the baroreceptor into different functional components and attempts to describe mathematically the functioning of each component. The model consists of three first-order ordinary differential equations, one of which is linear; and there are ten free parameters. The ability of the model to fit different sets of experimental data with a single set of parameter values for a given class of inputs is demonstrated.
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Srinivasan, R., Nudelman, H. Theoretical studies on the behavior of carotid sinus baroreceptors. Kybernetik 13, 144–150 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270508
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270508