Fos induction in central structures after afferent renal nerve stimulation

Brain Research

Volumn 753, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 102-119

  Solano Flores, L Pastor ^a   Rosas Arellano, M Patricia ^a   Ciriello, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; cardiovascular regulation; circumventricular organ; kidney; limbic system; osmoregulation; sympathetic nervous system; visceral receptor

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN TISSUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PROSENCEPHALON; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031005775     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01497-7     Document Type: Article

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