Hypertension alters GABA receptor-mediated inhibition of neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

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

  Mei, Lin ^a   Zhang, Jing ^a   Mifflin, Steve ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor; Baroreflex; Electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID; BACLOFEN; MUSCIMOL;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA NERVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EVOKED RESPONSE; HYPERTENSION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MONOSYNAPTIC REFLEX; NEPHRECTOMY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POLYSYNAPTIC REFLEX; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0344117498     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00255.2003     Document Type: Article

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