Fine structure and plasticity of barosensitive neurons in the nucleus of solitary tract

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 422, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 338-351

  Chan, Raymond K W ^a   Peto, Charles A ^a   Sawchenko, Paul E ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic depressor nerve; Baroreceptor reflex; C fos; Carotid sinus nerve; Hypertension; Nucleus of the solitary tract

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA NERVE; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS NERVE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CELL STIMULATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI COMPLEX; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0034601218     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000703)422:3<338::AID-CNE2>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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