Cardiovascular regulation after destruction of the C1 cell group of the rostral ventrolateral medulla in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 285, Issue 6 54-6, 2003, Pages

  Madden, Christopher J ^a   Sved, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor reflex; Chemoreceptor reflex; Immunotoxin; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase; Somatic pressor reflex

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IMMUNOTOXIN; OXIDOPAMINE; PHENYLBIGUANIDE; SAPORIN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CELL POPULATION; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RATE; INTRINSIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC ACTIVITY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; OSMORECEPTOR; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SPECIES COMPARISON;

EID: 0344009500     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00155.2003     Document Type: Article

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