Neurosteroid modulation of arterial baroreflex-sensitive neurons in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Laiprasert, J D ^a   Rogers, R C ^a   Heesch, C M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Progesterone; aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031969420     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.4.r903     Document Type: Article

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