A projection from the ventral tegmental area to the periaqueductal gray involved in cardiovascular regulation

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Kirouac, Gilbert J ^a   Pittman, Quentin J ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biotinylated dextran; Blood pressure; Lidocaine; Medial forebrain bundle; Pathway

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; LIDOCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDIAL FOREBRAIN BUNDLE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0033939029     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.6.r1643     Document Type: Article

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