Stimulation of aortic nerve evokes three different response patterns in neurons of rostral VLM of the rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 6 40-6, 1996, Pages

  Zagon, Aniko ^a   Spyer, K Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

barosensitive neurons; bulbospinal neurons; in vivo intracellular recording; ventrolateral medulla oblongata

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA NERVE; ARTICLE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030445852     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.6.r1720     Document Type: Article

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