Pressor reflex evoked by static muscle contraction: Role of nitric oxide in the dorsal horn

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 6 45-6, 1999, Pages

  Wilson, L Britt ^a   Engbretson, John ^a   Crews, Angela D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cats; Excitatory amino acids; Exercise pressor reflex; Muscle afferent neurons; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CHLORALOSE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN;

EID: 0033039149     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.6.r1639     Document Type: Article

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