Central actions of nitric oxide in regulation of autonomic functions

Brain Research Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-65

  Krukoff, Teresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Blood pressure; Brainstem; Fluid regulation; Hypertension; Hypothalamus; Nitric oxide; NO synthase; Review; Stress; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; FLUID BALANCE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NITRIC OXIDE; STRESS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0032814560     PISSN: 01650173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0173(99)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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