Cardiovascular responses to microinjections of excitatory amino acids into the area postrema of the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 822, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 192-199

  Bhatnagar, Tanuj ^a   Chitravanshi, Vineet C ^a   Sapru, Hreday N ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Depressor response; Pressor response; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

1 AMINO 1,3 CYCLOPENTANEDICARBOXYLIC ACID; 2 AMINO 7 PHOSPHONOHEPTANOIC ACID; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; DECAMETHONIUM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TACHYCARDIA;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CYCLOLEUCINE; DECEREBRATE STATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TACHYCARDIA; URETHANE;

EID: 0033586327     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01142-7     Document Type: Article

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