Depressor and bradycardic actions of L-proline injected into the nucleus tractus solitarii of anesthetized rats

Japanese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 687-692

  Takemoto, Yumi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Kynurenate; L proline; NTS; Rats

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; PROLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CISTERNA MAGNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL ROTATION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PROLINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0035724424     PISSN: 0021521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/jjphysiol.51.687     Document Type: Article

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