Sympathoinhibitory effects of clonidine are transmitted by the caudal ventrolateral medulla in cats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-526

  Seller, Horst ^a   Czachurski, Jürgen ^a   Zanzinger, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cats; Clonidine; CVLM; RVLM; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; KAINIC ACID; RAUWOLSCINE;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTENSION; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; CLONIDINE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOLYTICS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0032963554     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199904000-00002     Document Type: Article

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