In vivo gene transfer to dissect neuronal mechanisms regulating cardiorespiratory function

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-316

  Paton, Julian F R ^a   Waki, Hidefumi ^a,b   Kasparov, Sergey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenovirus; Baroreceptor reflex; eNOS; Nitric oxide; Nucleus tractus solitarii; Somatic gene transfer

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN STEM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG MECHANISM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE TRANSFER; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANGIOTENSIN II; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0037864096     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y03-028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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