Cuneiform nucleus stimulation-induced sympathoexcitation: Role of adrenoceptors, excitatory amino acid and serotonin receptors in rat spinal cord

Brain Research

Volumn 757, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-201

  Lam, W ^a   Verberne, A J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Medullospinal pathway; Midbrain; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; METITEPINE; PRAZOSIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0030977648     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00201-1     Document Type: Article

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