Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) coexists with activated neurons by skeletal muscle contraction in the brainstem of cats

Life Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2833-2843

  Li, Jianhua ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Exercise pressor reflex; Nitric oxide; Static muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROTEIN C FOS; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACE; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STAINING; STATIC EXERCISE; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CATS; CELL COUNT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; REFLEX;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0036837304     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02146-X     Document Type: Article

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