Vagal afferent transmission in the NTS mediating reflex responses of the rat esophagus

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 5 43-5, 1998, Pages

  Lu, Wei Yang ^a   Bieger, Detlef ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Central subnucleus; Glutamate; Nucleus ambiguus; Nucleus of the solitary tract

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUSCARINIC AGENT; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; INTERNEURON; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031831278     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.5.r1436     Document Type: Article

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