Evidence for altered central noradrenergic function in experimental acute liver failure in the rat

Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 362-368

  Michalak, Adrianna ^a   Rose, Christopher ^a   Buu, Paul N T ^a   Butterworth, Roger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COMA; DOPAMINE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IDAZOXAN; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PINDOLOL; PRAZOSIN; PROPANOLAMINES; PUTAMEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; SEROTONIN; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031952904     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510270208     Document Type: Article

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