Simultaneous encoding of carotid sinus pressure and dP/dt by NTS target neurons of myelinated baroreceptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 2644-2660

  Rogers, Robert F ^a   Rose, William C ^b   Schwaber, James S ^b  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAROTID SINUS NERVE; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029858176     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.4.2644     Document Type: Article

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