Stimulation of NTS activates NMDA and non-NMDA receptors in rat cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus

Brain Research

Volumn 792, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 277-282

  Neff, R A ^a   Mihalevich, M ^a   Mendelowitz, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Parasympathetic

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HEART; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0032507751     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00149-8     Document Type: Article

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