Lateral tegmental field neurons sensitive to muscular contraction: A role in pressor reflexes?

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-120

  Iwamoto, Gary A ^a   Waldrop, Tony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cat; Exercise; Hypothalamus; Medulla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; HINDLIMB; HYPOTHALAMUS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0029846970     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(96)00157-8     Document Type: Article

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