We investigate the relation between the asymptotic circular velocity, V_c,
and the central stellar velocity dispersion, sigma_c, in galaxies. We consider
a new sample of high surface brightness spiral galaxies (HSB), low surface
brightness spiral galaxies (LSB), and elliptical galaxies with HI-based V_c
measurements. We find that: 1) elliptical galaxies with HI measurements fit
well within the relation; 2) a linear law can reproduce the data as well as a
power law (used in previous works) even for galaxies with sigma_c < 70 km/s; 3)
LSB galaxies, considered for the first time with this respect, seem to behave
differently, showing either larger V_c values or smaller sigma_c values.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figures, to appear in Proc. IAU Symp. 222, "The Interplay
among Black Holes, Stars and ISM in Galactic Nuclei" eds. Th. Storchi
Bergmann, L.C. Ho & H.R. Schmitt (Cambridge University Press
