Distribution and projection of the medullary cardiovascular control neurons containing glutamate, glutamic acid decarboxylase, tyrosine hydroxylase and phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase in rats

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-19

  Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Takayama, Kiyoshige ^a   Miura, Mitsuhiko ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA); Adrenaline; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Circulation; Glutamate; Immunocytochemistry; Nucleus tractus solitaii; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROELECTRODES; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ-HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE CONJUGATE;

EID: 0030960958     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01131-5     Document Type: Article

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