Neurons in the vagal complex of the rat respond to mechanical and chemical stimulation of the GI tract

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 37-2, 1998, Pages

  Zhang, Xueguo ^a   Renehan, William E ^a   Fogel, Ronald ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoreceptor; Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve; Electrophysiology; Intracellular labeling; Mechanoreceptor; Nucleus of the solitary tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CHEMORECEPTOR; DUODENUM PH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031912779     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1998.274.2.g331     Document Type: Article

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