Oxytocinergic regulation of cardiovascular function: Studies in oxytocin-deficient mice

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 6 53-6, 2003, Pages

  Michelini, Lisete C ^a   Marcelo, Marialuisa C ^b   Amico, Janet ^c   Morris, Mariana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Brain; Genetic models; Heart rate; Peptides

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; GENETIC MANIPULATION; GENETIC MODEL; HEART RATE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM EXCRETION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0038781907     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00774.2002     Document Type: Article

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