Locus coeruleus-mediated inhibition of chemosensory responses in the rat nucleus tractus solitarius is mediated by α2-adrenoreceptors

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-40

  Pérez, Hernán ^a   Ruiz, Samuel ^b   Laurido, Claudio ^c   Hernández, Alejandro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arterial chemoreceptors; Locus coeruleus; Multiunit activity; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Prazosin; Rat; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EVOKED RESPONSE; HYPOXIA; LOCUS CERULEUS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BOROHYDRIDES; CHEMORECEPTORS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0345451581     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00387-5     Document Type: Article

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