Actions of angiotensin in the subfornical organ and area postrema: Implications for long term control of autonomic output

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 96-101

  Ferguson, Alastair V ^a   Bains, Jaideep S ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

circumventricular organs; electrophysiology; nucleus tractus solitarius; paraventricular nucleus; patch clamp

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR;

AREA POSTREMA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN;

EID: 0031040214     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1997.tb01790.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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