NMDA receptors mediate peripheral chemoreceptor afferent input in the conscious rat

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 853-861

  Ohtake, Patricia J ^a   Torres, José E ^b   Gozal, Yair M ^b   Graff, Gavin R ^b   Gozal, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Carotid body denervation; Glutamate receptors; Hypercapnia; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SODIUM CYANIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID BODY; CAROTID SINUS DENERVATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0031935189     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.3.853     Document Type: Article

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