Influences of excitatory amino acid receptor agonists on nucleus of the solitary tract neurons receiving aortic depressor nerve inputs

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 639-647

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Mifflin, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MICROIONTOPHORESIS; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; AORTA; CYCLOLEUCINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONTOPHORESIS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

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