Sympathoinhibitory pathway from caudal midline medulla to RVLM is independent of baroreceptor reflex pathway

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 4 53-4, 2003, Pages

  Potas, J R ^a   Dampney, R A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Central cardiovascular pathways; Glutamatergic neurotransmission; Sympathoexcitatory neurons

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAUDAL MIDLINE MEDULLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION;

EID: 0037383129     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00559.2002     Document Type: Article

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