Mechanisms for activation of aortic baroreceptor C-fibres in rabbits and rats

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-174

  Thoren, Peter ^a   Munch, P A ^b   Brown, A M ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A fibres; Arterial baroreceptors; C fibres

Indexed keywords

AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA ARCH; AORTA NERVE; AORTA PRESSORECEPTOR; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE FIBERS; PRESSORECEPTORS; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY;

EID: 0032808103     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.1999.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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