Primary and adaptive changes of A-type K+ currents in sympathetic neurons from hypertensive rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Robertson, Walter P ^a   Schofield, Geoffrey G ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enalapril; Hypertension; Spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

ENALAPRIL MALEATE; POTASSIUM ION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0033039755     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.276.6.r1758     Document Type: Article

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