Cholinergic mechanisms responsible for blood pressure regulation on sympathoexcitatory neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Kubo, T ^a   Taguchi, K ^a   Sawai, N ^a   Ozaki, S ^a   Hagiwara, Y ^a  

^a SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure regulation; Cholinergic mechanism; Muscarinic receptors; Neuronal activity; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sympathoexcitatory neurons

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIAMINOPYRIDINE; ACETYLCHOLINE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCOPOLAMINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0031024076     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(96)00256-0     Document Type: Article

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