Microinfusion of aminopeptidase M into the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus in normotensive and hypertensive rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 235-240

  Batt, Carol M ^a   Jensen, Laurie L ^b   Harding, Joseph W ^b   Wright, John W ^b  

^a SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase M; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin III; Arginine vasopressin receptor antagonist; Blood pressure regulation; Hexamethonium; Paraventricular nucleus; Sarthran; Spontaneously hypertensive rats; Wistar Kyoto rats

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ANGIOTENSIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030002027     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(95)02141-8     Document Type: Article

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