Dorsal horn administration of L-arginine accentuates the pressor response evoked by activation of muscle mechanoreceptors

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Wilson, L Britt ^a   Engbretson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cats; Excitatory amino acids; Exercise pressor reflex; Muscle afferent neurons; Nitric oxide; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LIDOCAINE; N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; HEART RATE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MICRODIALYSIS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACIDS; FEMALE; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MUSCLE SPINDLES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034727904     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(00)00207-1     Document Type: Article

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