Central amino acids mediate cardiovascular response to angiotensin II in the rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 189-197

  Zhu, Da Nian ^a,c   Moriguchi, Atsushi ^a,b   Mikami, Hiroshi ^b   Higaki, Jitsuo ^a   Ogihara, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acid neurotransmitter; Angiotensin II; Angiotensin II type 1 receptor; Hypertension; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; GLYCINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTIONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITROGLYCERIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; TETRAZOLES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031964280     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00338-9     Document Type: Article

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