Neurotransmission in the medulla mediating insular cortical and lateral hypothalamic sympathetic responses

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 76, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 737-746

  Butcher, Kenneth S ^a   Cechetto, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Insular cortex; Sympathetic activity; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINE; AMPA RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; HEART RATE; INSULA; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032458138     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y98-082     Document Type: Article

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