Bradycardic and hypotensive responses to microinjection of L-glutamate into the lateral aspect of the commissural NTS are blocked by an NMDA receptor antagonist

Brain Research

Volumn 852, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 68-75

  Canesin, R O ^a   Bonagamba, L G H ^a   MacHado, B H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AP 5; Arterial pressure; Baroreflex; Excitatory amino acid receptor; Heart rate; Methyl atropine; Parasympathetic tone

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHYLATROPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN COMMISSURE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033981781     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02196-4     Document Type: Article

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