Cutaneous vasoconstriction in conscious rabbits during alerting responses detected by hippocampal θ-rhythm

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Yu, Ying Hui ^a,b   Blessing, W W ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

arousal orientation response; arterial flow; cardiovascular system; electroencephalogram

Indexed keywords

PHENTOLAMINE;

ALERTNESS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; THETA RHYTHM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031031635     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.1.r208     Document Type: Article

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