Sympathectomy inhibits the vasoactive effects of nicotine in conscious rats

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 201-205

  Marano, Giuseppe ^a   Ramirez, Agustin ^b   Mori, Ileana ^b   Ferrari, Alberto U ^b,c  

^a Ist Superiore San Viale Regina E   (Italy)

^b Ctro Fisiol Clinica e Ipertensione   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Cardioriabilitazione   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal catecholamines; Arginine vasopressin; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Nicotine; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; NICOTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; HEART DENERVATION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANGLIONIC STIMULANTS; HEART; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; NICOTINE; OXIDOPAMINE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0032952005     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(98)00326-5     Document Type: Article

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