Attenuation of cardiovascular reactions of vocalized and non-vocalized defence areas of periaqueductal grey following lesions in dorsomedial or ventrolateral medulla of cats

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 115-127

  Chai, C Y ^a   Wu, W C ^a   Hwang, J J ^a   Wang, M R ^a   Kuo, J S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Defence reactions; Dorsomedial medulla; Kainic acid lesions; Midbrain; Periaqueductal grey; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHLORALOSE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; VAGOTOMY; VASODILATION; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030978786     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(97)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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