Medullary pathways mediating depressor responses from Na+-sensitive sites in nucleus of the solitary tract

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 1 41-1, 1997, Pages

  Hochstenbach, Susan L ^a   Ciriello, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; body fluid balance; cardiovascular regulation; sodium receptors; ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY FLUID; CIRCULATION; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; FLUID BALANCE; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031014811     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.1.r126     Document Type: Article

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