Spontaneous activity and barosensitivity of the barosensitive neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of hypertensive rats induced by transection of aortic depressor nerves

Brain Research

Volumn 813, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 262-267

  Han, Yvonne M Y ^a   Chan, Y S ^a   Lo, K S ^a   Wong, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aortic depressor nerve; Barosensitive neuron; Barosensitivity; Coefficient of variation; Firing rate; Neurogenic hypertension; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Skewness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; FEMALE; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032495202     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00963-9     Document Type: Article

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