Role of the anterior region of the third ventricle in the cardiovascular responses produced by systemic injection of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor

Brain Research

Volumn 830, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 191-194

  Lewis, Stephen J ^a   Whalen, Erin J ^a   Beltz, Terry G ^b   Kim Johnson, Alan ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anteroventral third ventricle (AV3V); Blood pressure; Heart rate; Nitric oxide (NO)

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033614675     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01351-7     Document Type: Article

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