Can neurons in the nucleus ambiguus selectively regulate cardiac rate and atrio-ventricular conduction?

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 123-127

  Gatti, Philip J ^a   Johnson, Tannis A ^a   Massari, V John ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Negative chronotropic neuron; Negative dromotropic neuron; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030065135     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00104-2     Document Type: Article

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