Respiratory effects of kynurenic acid microinjected into the ventromedullary surface of the rat

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1339-1343

  Tolentino Silva, F P ^a   Russo, A K ^a   Cravo, S L ^a   Lopes, O U ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breathing pattern; Cardiorespiratory control; Kynurenic acid; Rat; Ventral surface of the medulla

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KYNURENIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031726714     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998001000016     Document Type: Article

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