An L-DOPAergic relay from the posterior hypothalamic nucleus to the rostral ventrolateral medulla and its cardiovascular function in anesthetized rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-135

  Nishihama, M ^a   Miyamae, T ^a   Goshima, Y ^a   Okumura, F ^a   Misu, Y ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

L DOPA; L DOPA methyl ester as competitive L DOPA antagonist; Microdialysis; Microinjection; Posterior hypothalamic nucleus; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA METHYL ESTER; NORADRENALIN; TETRODOTOXIN;

ADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CATECHOLAMINES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; LEVODOPA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICRODIALYSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0033038040     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00720-9     Document Type: Article

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