Effects of L-arginine-derived nitric oxide synthesis on cardiovascular responses to stimulus-evoked somatosympathetic reflexes in the gracile nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 958, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 330-337

  Chen, Shuang ^a   Ma, Shengxing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gracile nucleus; L Arginine; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; nNOS antisense oligo; Somatosympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; ARGININE; LIDOCAINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; GRACILE NUCLEUS; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURAL NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; TACHYCARDIA; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; AREA POSTREMA; ARGININE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURAL NERVE;

EID: 0037184673     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03664-8     Document Type: Article

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