L-DOPAergic components in the caudal ventrolateral medulla in baroreflex neurotransmission

Neuroscience

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-149

  Miyamae, T ^a   Goshima, Y ^a   Yue, J L ^a   Misu, Y ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; L DOPA; L DOPAergic relay; Lesion of nucleus tractus solitarii; Neurotransmitter

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ADRENALIN; LEVODOPA; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; INTERNEURON; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMALS; AORTA; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; COBALT; HEART RATE; LEVODOPA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033038041     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00721-0     Document Type: Article

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