Coherent rhythmic discharges in sympathetic nerves supplying thermoregulatory circulations in the rat

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 523, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 449-457

  Smith, Julia E ^a   Gilbey, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APNEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INNERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TAIL; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; CIRCULATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VENTRAL COLLECTOR NERVE;

EID: 0034163346     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00449.x     Document Type: Article

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