Role of I1-imidazoline receptors within the caudal ventrolateral medulla in cardiovascular responses to clonidine in rats

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Wang, Wei Zhong ^a   Yuan, Wen Jun ^a   Ren, An Jing ^a   Pan, Yan Xia ^a   Tang, Chao Shu ^b   Su, Ding Feng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Blood pressure; Clonidine; CVLM; I1 imidazoline receptor; Presympathetic neuron

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE I1 RECEPTOR; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRUG RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE I1 RECEPTORS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; HEART RATE; IDAZOXAN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROELECTRODES; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, DRUG; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0038392480     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200307000-00001     Document Type: Article

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