Somatosympathetic reflex in a working heart-brainstem preparation of the rat

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-67

  Potts, J T ^a   Spyer, K M ^b   Paton, J F R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular respiratory regulation; Muscle contraction; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Somatosensory afferents; Spinal supraspinal sensory pathways

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMAL; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HEART; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034281917     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00309-9     Document Type: Article

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