Differential engagements of glutamate and GABA receptors in cardiovascular actions of endogenous nNOS or iNOS at rostral ventrolateral medulla of rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 584-593

  Chan, Samuel H H ^a   Wang, Ling Lin ^b   Chan, Julie Y H ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GABA A receptor; Guanylyl cyclase; Heart rate; Neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide; NMDA and non NMDA receptors; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sympathetic vasomotor outflow; Systemic arterial pressure

Indexed keywords

1H 1,2,4 OXADIAZOLO[4,3 A]QUINOXALIN 1 ONE; 2 HYDROXYSACLOFEN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; S METHYLPSEUDOTHIOUREA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

EID: 0037295353     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705081     Document Type: Article

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