Evidence that NMDA receptors mediate the responses of putative RVLM presympathetic neurons to vagal afferent stimulation in rats

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 93-100

  Wang, Jijiang ^a   Rong, Weifang ^a   Hou, Gangxing ^a   Wang, Weizhong ^a   Yuan, Wenjun ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (China)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acid; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Presympathetic neuron; Rat; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; KETAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AORTA NERVE; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART CYCLE; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHYTHM; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; KETAMINE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031735256     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00126-X     Document Type: Article

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