Effects of dexmedetomidine, an α2-adrenoceptor agonist, on renal sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure, heart rate and central venous pressure in urethane-anesthetized rabbits

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-54

  Xu, Hui ^a   Aibiki, Mayuki ^a   Seki, Keisuke ^a   Ogura, Shinji ^a   Ogli, Kenji ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor reflex system; Central 2 adrenergic agonist; Dexmedetomidine; Hemodynamics; Neural blood pressure control; Peripheral 2 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; MEDETOMIDINE; URETHAN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY NERVE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; AORTA SINUS; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; INNERVATION; KIDNEY; TIME; VAGOTOMY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; DENERVATION; HEART RATE; IMIDAZOLES; KIDNEY; MEDETOMIDINE; RABBITS; SINUS OF VALSALVA; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; URETHANE; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0032580789     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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