English Explanatory Dictionary

Anrep effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An autoregulation method in which myocardial contractility increases with afterload.

Word forms

Anrep effect Anrep effects

Etymology

Named after Russian physiologist Gleb von Anrep, who described it in 1912.

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