Identification of active thoracic spinal segments responsible for tonic and bursting sympathetic discharge in neonatal rats

Brain Research

Volumn 966, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 288-299

  Su, Chun Kuei ^a   Phoon, Sau Leong ^a   Yen, Chen Tung ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GABA; Gaussian analysis; Glycine; Propriospinal pathway; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PICROTOXIN; STRYCHNINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CORD; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TISSUE PREPARATION; TONIC IMMOBILITY; VERTEBRA;

EID: 0037459795     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)04227-0     Document Type: Article

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