Cholinergic systems in the nucleus of the solitary tract of rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 4 45-4, 1999, Pages

  Shihara, Miwako ^a   Hori, Nobuaki ^b   Hirooka, Yoshitaka ^a   Eshima, Kenichi ^a   Akaike, Norio ^a   Takeshita, Akira ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Glutamate

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CURARE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; HISTOLOGY; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032904838     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.4.r1141     Document Type: Article

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