Cardiac inotropic, chronotropic, and dromotropic actions of subretrofacial neurons of cat RVLM

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Campos, R R ^a   McAllen, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Brain stem; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLORALOSE; GLUTAMATE SODIUM;

ADRENALECTOMY; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CAT; CHRONOTROPISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART RATE; INOTROPISM; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0032939603     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.4.r1102     Document Type: Article

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