The influence of the paraventricular nucleus on baroreceptor dependent caudal ventrolateral medullary neurones of the rat

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 438, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Yang, Z ^a   Coote, J H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Medullary vasomotor neurones

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MONOSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX ARC; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033029659     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050878     Document Type: Article

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