Sympathoinhibition evoked from caudal midline medulla is mediated by GABA receptors in rostral VLM

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 43-2, 1998, Pages

  Coleman, Matthew J ^a   Dampney, Roger A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor reflex; Raphe pallidus and obscurus; Renal sympathetic nerve activity; Ventrolateral medulla; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; FEMALE; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; KIDNEY; MICROINJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENERVATION; FEMALE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KIDNEY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; NITROPRUSSIDE; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, GABA; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031992145     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.274.2.r318     Document Type: Article

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