Activation by hypotension of neurons in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus that project to the brainstem

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 285-296

  Krukoff, T L ^a   Mactavish, D ^a   Jhamandas, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C fos; Hemorrhage; Nitric oxide; Nucleus of the tractus solitariusl ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030750277     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970825)385:2<285::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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