Brain renin-angiotensin system and sympathetic hyperactivity in rats after myocardial infarction

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 5 45-5, 1999, Pages

  Zhang, Weiguo ^a,b   Huang, Bing S ^a   Leenen, Frans H H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial baroreflex; Congestive heart failure; Guanabenz; Ouabain; Stress; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOSARTAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART INFARCTION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION;

EID: 0033033453     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.276.5.h1608     Document Type: Article

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