Centrally applied nitric oxide donor elevates plasma corticosterone by activation of the hypothalamic noradrenergic neurons in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 939, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 26-33

  Okada, Shoshiro ^a   Murakami, Yoshinori ^a   Yokotani, Kunihiko ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus; Nitric oxide; Noradrenaline; Plasma corticosterone

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTERONE; IMINE; INDOMETACIN; LINSIDOMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SOTALOL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INNERVATION; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CHLORALOSE; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; INDOMETHACIN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOLSIDOMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHENTOLAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOTALOL; TIME FACTORS; URETHANE;

EID: 0037036061     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02540-4     Document Type: Article

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