Non-NMDA and NMDA receptors transmit area postrema input to aortic baroreceptor neurons in NTS

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 5 44-5, 1998, Pages

  Chen, Chao Yin ^a   Bonham, Ann C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic depressor nerve; Neurotransmitter; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; YOHIMBINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FACILITATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IONTOPHORESIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0031785489     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.275.5.h1695     Document Type: Article

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