Cardiovascular and vocalization reactions elicited by N-methyl-D-aspartate in the pretentorial periaqueductal grey of cats

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 759-771

  Wang, Ming R ^a   Kuo, Jon S ^a   Chai, Chok Y ^b  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular responses; Defence reactions; Midbrain periaqueductal grey; N methyl D aspartate; Vocalization responses

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; SOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATS; FEMALE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 0036381034     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2002.03728.x     Document Type: Article

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