Dexamethasone attenuates the depressor response induced by neuropeptide Y microinjected into the nucleus tractus solitarius in rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 865-870

  Ouyang, Ming ^a   Wang, Shao ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor reflex; Cardiovascular response; Dexamethasone; GABA(A); Neuropeptide Y; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0034010263     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703122     Document Type: Article

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