c-Fos generation in the dorsal vagal complex after systemic endotoxin is not dependent on the vagus nerve

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 49-1, 2001, Pages

  Hermann, G E ^a   Emch, G S ^a   Tovar, C A ^a   Rogers, R C ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Lipopolysaccharide; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Vagotomy

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; THIOBUTABARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AREA POSTREMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVATION; MALE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0035007951     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2001.280.1.r289     Document Type: Article

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