Characterization, distribution and lateralization of baroreceptor- related neurons in the rat insular cortex

Brain Research

Volumn 760, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 243-250

  Zhang, Zhihua ^a   Oppenheimer, Stephen M ^b  

^a Laboratory of Neurocardiology   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor related neuron; Extracellular recording; Insular cortex; Lateralisation; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN CELL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; INSULA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEART RATE; MALE; NEURONS; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030837326     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00284-9     Document Type: Article

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