Influence of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus on cardiovascular neurones in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 513, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 521-530

  Yang, Z ^a   Coote, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART NERVE; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULATION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; DEPRESSED BLOOD PRESSURE; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART CYCLE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LATENT PERIOD; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE PROJECTION; PROBABILITY; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; VASOMOTOR NERVE CELL;

EID: 0032403242     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.521bb.x     Document Type: Article

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