Method for in vivo calibration of renal sympathetic nerve activity in rabbits

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-74

  Burke, Sandra L ^a   Head, Geoffrey A ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Airjet stress; Baroreflex curves; Nasopharyngeal stimulation; Normalization method; Rabbits; Renal nerve activity

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALIBRATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0037674882     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(03)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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