The gigantocellular depressor area revisited

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 479-490

  Aicher, Sue A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Baroreceptor reflex; Gigantocellular reticular formation; Muscimol

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GIGANTOCELLULAR DEPRESSOR AREA; GIGANTOCELLULAR RETICULAR NUCLEUS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA AGONISTS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCIMOL; NEURAL INHIBITION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETICULAR FORMATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASODILATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042317213     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025011827220     Document Type: Article

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