Role of brain angiotensin II system in subfornical organ-pressor responses

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-44

  Chang, Yan Zhong ^a   Gu, Yun Hui ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Locus coeruleus; Nucleus paraventricularis; Periaqueductal gray matter; Pressor response; Subfornical organ

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II;

ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; WISTAR RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN;

EID: 0040888751     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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