Effects of intracarotid injection of capsaicin on electrical activity of rostral ventrolateral medullary neurons in rats

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 687-691

  Xue, Bao Jian ^a   He, Rui Rong ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capsaicin; Capsaicin receptor; Ruthenium red; Spontaneous discharge of neurons in RVLM

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; RUTHENIUM RED; VANILLOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; RAT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPSAICIN; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROELECTRODES; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DRUG; RUTHENIUM RED;

EID: 0033404101     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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