Effects of microinjection of melatonin and its receptor antagonists into anterior hypothalamic area on blood pressure and heart rate in rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 997-1002

  Ding, Chao Nan ^a   Cao, Yin Xiang ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Zhu, Da Nian ^a   Shen, Zhong Yuan ^b   Fei, Min Yi ^b   Yu, Ping ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Anterior hypothalamic nucleus; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

CELL RECEPTOR; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; LUZINDOLE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTORS; PRAZOSIN; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; MALE; MELATONIN; MICROINJECTIONS; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 0040483087     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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