Neurotransmission of the Bezold-Jarisch reflex in the nucleus tractus solitarii of sino-aortic deafferentated rats

Brain Research

Volumn 756, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 46-51

  Chianca Jr , Deoclécio A ^a   Bonagamba, Leni G H ^b   Machado, Benedito H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Afferent C fiber; Cardiopulmonary receptor; Excitatory amino acid receptor; Neurogenic hypertension; Neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

KYNURENIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEZOLD JARISCH REFLEX; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAFFERENTATION; HYPOTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DENERVATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HEART RATE; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; SEROTONIN; SINUS OF VALSALVA; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0342601943     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00115-7     Document Type: Article

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