Modulation of the cardiac baroreflex following reversible blockade of the parabrachial nucleus in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 767, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Saleh, Tarek M ^a   Connell, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baroreflex sensitivity; Lidocaine; Parasympathetic; Phenylephrine; Sodium nitroprusside; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; TACHYCARDIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HEART RATE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030770762     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00560-X     Document Type: Article

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