Nitric oxide: A local signalling molecule controlling the activity of pre-autonomic neurones in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-42

  Stern, Javier E ^a   Li, Y ^a   Zhang, W ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Paraventricular nucleus; Patch clamp; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTONOMIC NERVE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CELL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYDRAZINES; INDAZOLES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS;

EID: 0037224807     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.2003.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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