Cardiovascular changes following acute and chronic chemical lesions of the dorsal periaqueductal gray in conscious rats

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 76, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 99-107

  Sampaio, Karla N ^a   Mauad, Helder ^a   Biancardi, Vinicia C ^a   Barros, Januaria L ^a   Amaral, Fabian T ^a   Schenberg, Luiz C ^a   Vasquez, Elisardo C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Chemical lesions; Dorsal periaqueductal gray; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN INJURY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVE FITTING; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TACHYCARDIA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENERVATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PHENYLEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033036133     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(99)00015-6     Document Type: Article

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