Cardiovascular mechanisms activated by microinjection of baclofen into NTS of conscious rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 3 53-3, 2003, Pages

  Landulpho, Carlos Daniel Almeida Pitanga ^a   Rodrigues Dias, Ana Carolina ^a   Colombari, Eduardo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular control; GABAB agonist; Prazosin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; PRAZOSIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

EID: 0037369129     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00447.2002     Document Type: Article

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