Effects of melanocortins on cardiovascular regulation in rats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 549-558

  Ramaekers, D ^a   Beckers, F ^b   Demeulemeester, H ^a   Bert, C ^a   Denef, C ^a   Aubert, A E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

melanocyte stimulating hormone; Autonomic nervous system; Baroreflex sensitivity; Blood pressure variability; Digital signal processing; Heart rate variability; Joint time frequency analysis; Pro opiomelanocortin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; GAMMA INTERMEDIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; STRESS; ANIMAL; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STIMULATION; SWINE; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMAL; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAMMA-MSH; HEART RATE; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; ANIMALS;

EID: 0036016621     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03690.x     Document Type: Article

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