Fos expression in brain stem nuclei of pregnant rats after hydralazine- induced hypotension

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 2 46-2, 1999, Pages

  Curtis, Kathleen S ^a,c   Cunningham, J Thomas ^a,c   Heesch, Cheryl M ^b,c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Sympathetic activation

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; HYDRALAZINE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0032847977     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.2.r532     Document Type: Article

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