Sympathoexcitatory neurotransmission of the chemoreflex in the NTS of awake rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 1 45-1, 1999, Pages

  Haibara, Andréa S ^a   Bonagamba, Leni G H ^b   Machado, Benedito H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

6,7 dinitroquinoxaline 2,3 dione; Arterial chemoreceptors; Cardiovascular regulation; Kynurenic acid; Metabotropic receptors; N methyl D aspartate receptors; Non N methyl D aspartate receptors; Nucleus of the solitary tract; methyl 4 carboxyphenylglycine

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA METHYL 4 CARBOXYPHENYLGLYCINE; KYNURENIC ACID; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; DATA ANALYSIS; GUINEA PIG; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032918972     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.1.r69     Document Type: Article

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