Vaginocervical stimulation-induced release of classical neurotransmitters and nitric oxide in the nucleus of the solitary tract varies as a function of the oestrus cycle

Brain Research

Volumn 898, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 303-313

  Guevara Guzmán, Rosalinda ^a   Buzo, Enrique ^a   Larrazolo, Arturo ^a   De la Riva, Carlos ^b   Da Costa, Ana Paula ^b   Kendrick, Keith M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrus cycle; Microdialysis; Neurotransmitter; Nitric oxide; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Vaginocervical stimulation

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; HYPOGASTRIC NERVE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY STIMULATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VAGINA EPITHELIUM; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CERVIX UTERI; DENERVATION; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; MICRODIALYSIS; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; VAGINA; VAGUS NERVE; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 0035917826     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(01)02207-7     Document Type: Article

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