A novel central pathway links arterial baroreceptors and pontine parasympathetic neurons in cerebrovascular control

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 463-478

  Agassandian, Khristofor ^a   Fazan, Valeria P S ^a   Margaryan, Naira ^a   Dragon, Deidre Nitschke ^a   Riley, Jeffrey ^a   Talman, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Cerebral circulation; Hypertension; Medulla; Nitric oxide; Parasympathetic; Pons

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LASER FLOWMETER; MICROSCOPY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PONS; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DENERVATION; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PONS; PRESSORECEPTORS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0041816368     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025059710382     Document Type: Review

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