Effects of intracarotid injection of 17β-estradiol on electrical activity of rostral ventrolateral medullary neurons in male rats

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-54

  Wang, Sheng ^a   He, Rui Rong ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Nitric oxide; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Spontaneous discharge

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0038895482     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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