Brainstem nicotinic receptor subtypes that influence intragastric and arterial blood pressures

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 230-238

  Ferreira, Manuel ^a   Singh, Anu ^a   Dretchen, Kenneth L ^a   Kellar, Kenneth J ^a   Gillis, Richard A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; NICOTINE TARTRATE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT FUNCTION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STOMACH PRESSURE; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEXAMETHONIUM; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NICOTINE; PRESSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; STOMACH;

EID: 0033917652     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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