Role of angiotensin-(1-7) in amino-acid-neurotransmitter-mediated blood pressure regulation in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-6

  Wang, Jin ^a   Shen, Lin Lin ^a   Cao, Yin Xiang ^a   Sun, Zhong Jie ^a,b   Wang, Qiang ^a,c   Zhu, Da Nian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid neurotransmitters; Angiotensin (1 7); Blood pressure; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; AMINO ACID; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN I (1 7); ANGIOTENSIN I (1-7); ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0347872651     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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