Central nitric oxide attenuates the baroreceptor reflex in conscious rabbits

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Matsumura, Kiyoshi ^a   Abe, Isao ^a   Tsuchihashi, Takuya ^a   Fujishima, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Central nervous system; Renal sympathetic nerve activity; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DRUG VEHICLE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0031957748     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.4.r1142     Document Type: Article

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