A novel influence of adenosine on ongoing activity in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla

Neuroscience

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1213-1223

  Thomas, T ^a   Spyer, K M ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Cardiovascular; Rat; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

2 [4 (2 CARBOXYETHYL)PHENETHYLAMINO]ADENOSINE 5' (N ETHYLCARBOXAMIDE); 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 8 CYCLOPENTYLTHEOPHYLLINE; ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ADENOSINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BICUCULLINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PHENETHYLAMINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P1; THEOPHYLLINE; XANTHINES;

EID: 0032890084     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00296-6     Document Type: Article

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