Nitrergic stimulation of the locus coeruleus modulates blood pressure and heart rate in the anaesthetized rat

Neuroscience

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 621-629

  Yao, S T ^a   Finkelstein, D I ^b   Lawrence, A J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central cardiovascular control; L arginine; L glutamate; Microinjection; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ATROPINE METHYL NITRATE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EFFERENT NERVE; HEART RATE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NITROARGININE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY;

EID: 0032960186     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00661-7     Document Type: Article

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