Evidence for independent hypertensive effects of oxytocin and vasopressin in the rat dorsal vagal complex

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-288

  Tian, P S ^a   Ingram, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Blood pressure; Brain stem; Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus; Hypertension; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; URETHAN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; MALE; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VAGUS NERVE; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0030941985     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(97)01161-9     Document Type: Article

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