Baroreceptor afferent discharge in the pregnant rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 6 47-6, 2000, Pages

  Hines, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic depressor nerve; Baroreflex; Nitroprusside; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033932144     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.6.r1433     Document Type: Article

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