Functional connectivity between neurons generating resting discharge in renal sympathetic neurons in the rabbit

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 23-31

  Lupa, K ^a   Tarnecki, R ^b   Pencula M ^a   Niechaj, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b NENCKI INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cross correlations; Functional connectivity; Renal neurons; Resting discharge

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RABBITS; REACTION TIME; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037206978     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-0702(02)00175-3     Document Type: Article

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