Efferent projection from the rostral ventrolateral medulla to the area postrema in rats

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 34-45

  Frugiere A ^a   Nunez, E ^b   Pasaro, R ^b   Gaytan, S ^b   Barillot, J C ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Area postrema; Biocytin; Biotinylated dextran amine; Brainstem; Fast Blue; Rat; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Single unit recording

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AREA POSTREMA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOTIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DEXTRANS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; LYSINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0345726085     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00089-7     Document Type: Article

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