Anatomical substrates for baroreflex sympathoinhibition in the rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-110

  Aicher, Sue A ^a   Milner, Teresa A ^a   Pickel, Virginia M ^a   Reis, Donald J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROL SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0033959677     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(99)00233-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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