Capsaicin-sensitive sensory-motor neurotransmission in the peripheral control of cardiovascular function

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 467-479

  Rubino, Annalisa ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arterial tone; calcitonin gene related peptide; capsaicin sensitive sensory nerves; neuropeptides; neurotransmission; sensory motor nerves

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ATROPINE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; GUANETHIDINE; ISOPRENALINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAPSAICIN; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; GUINEA PIGS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEURONS, EFFERENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RATS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0029881169     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6363(96)00023-5     Document Type: Review

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