Blockade of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors within the rostral ventrolateral medulla antagonizes clonidine-induced cardiovascular effects

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 21-28

  Wang, Wei Zhong ^a   Yuan, Wen Jun ^a   Su, Ding Feng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Centrally acting antihypertensive; Iontophoresis; Microinjection; MK801; Presympathetic neurons; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIZOCILPINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HYPOTENSION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

EID: 0344430134     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2003.08.011     Document Type: Article

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