Intracarotid injection of endothelin-1 facilitates the activity of rostral ventrolateral medullary neurons via area postrema in rats

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-271

  Li, De Pei ^a   He, Rui Rong ^a  

^a HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Area postrema; BQ 123; Endothelin; Rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM); Spontaneous discharge units

Indexed keywords

CYCLO(TRP ASP PRO VAL LEU); CYCLO(TRP-ASP-PRO-VAL-LEU); CYCLOPEPTIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID SINUS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID SINUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOTHELIN-1; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN;

EID: 0039374668     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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