Role of nitric oxide and serotonin in modulation of the cardiovascular defence response evoked by stimulation in the periaqueductal grey matter in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-108

  Hamalainen, M M ^a   Lovick, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular response; Defence reaction; Inhibitory modulation; Nitric oxide; Periaqueductal grey matter; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; HEART RATE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TACHYCARDIA; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART RATE; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0030789546     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00434-5     Document Type: Article

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