Contribution of α2-adrenoceptors in caudal ventrolateral medulla to cardiovascular regulation in rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 4 43-4, 1998, Pages

  Sesoko, Shogo ^a   Muratani, Hiromi ^a   Yamazato, Masanobu ^a   Teruya, Hiroshi ^a,b   Takishita, Shuichi ^a,b   Fukiyama, Koshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Clonidine; Imidazole receptor; Renal sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 6 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPINE; ALCIAN BLUE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0031957157     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.4.r1119     Document Type: Article

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