Identification of C1 presympathetic neurons in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla by juxtacellular labeling in vivo

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 387, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 524-536

  Schreihofer, Ann M ^a   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic neurons; Arterial pressure; Medulla oblongata; Sympathetic vasomotor tone; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0030671530     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971103)387:4<524::AID-CNE4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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