Stimulation of locus coeruleus increases arterial pressure in rabbits

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 437-440

  Chen, Yong Yue ^a,b   Huang, Zhong Sun ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; GABA; Glutamates; Locus coeruleus; Morphine; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MORPHINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KIDNEY; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; RABBITS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030765347     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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