Estrogen modifies the baroreceptor-induced responses of supraoptic vasopressin neurons in the ovariectomized rat

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-36

  Akaishi, Takao ^a   Homma, Shinji ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor; Estrogen; Nitroprusside; Phenylephrine; Rat; Vasopressin neuron

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROGESTERONE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; OVARIECTOMY; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0030589115     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(96)13168-2     Document Type: Article

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