Stimulation of the paraventricular nucleus modulates firing of neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Duan, Yu Fei ^a,b   Kopin, Irwin J ^a   Goldstein, David S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Cardiovascular function; Electrophysiology; Hypothalamus; Medulla

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032848763     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.2.r403     Document Type: Article

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