The ventrolateral periaqueductal gray projects to caudal brainstem depressor regions: A functional-anatomical and physiological study

Neuroscience

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 201-221

  Henderson, L A ^a   Keay, K A ^a   Bandler, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Bradycardia; Hypotension; Pain; Shock

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN; CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; DEXTRAN DERIVATIVE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN STEM; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DEXTRANS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030929944     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00267-4     Document Type: Article

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