Lesions of the C1 catecholaminergic neurons of the ventrolateral medulla in rats using anti-DβH-saporin

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 4 46-4, 1999, Pages

  Madden, Christopher J ^a   Satoru, Ito ^a   Rinaman, Linda ^a   Wiley, Ronald G ^b   Sved, Alan F ^a  

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

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Dopamine hydroxylase; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0345009055     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.4.r1063     Document Type: Article

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