Pregnancy alters cardiac receptor afferent discharge in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 1 47-1, 2000, Pages

  Hines, Tina ^a   Hodgson, Tracy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Pentobarbital sodium; Right atrium; Single fibers; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

HEART RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART NERVE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEMODYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0034109527     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.1.r149     Document Type: Article

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