α2-Adrenoceptor-mediated presynaptic inhibition in bulbospinal neurons of rostral ventrolateral medulla

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 3 46-3, 1999, Pages

  Hayar, Abdallah ^a   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C1 cells; Evoked postsynaptic currents; Norepinephrine; Presympathetic neurons; Whole cell recordings

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033190821     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1999.277.3.h1069     Document Type: Article

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