Cardiovascular effects of agmatine within the rostral ventrolateral medulla are similar to those of clonidine in anesthetized rats

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-472

  Yang, Jun ^a   Wang, Wei Zhong ^a   Shen, Fu Ming ^a   Su, Ding Feng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Agmatine; Blood pressure; Clonidine; Idaxozan; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; CLONIDINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; IMIDAZOLINE I1 RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE I1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AORTA NERVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AGMATINE; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CLONIDINE; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; IDAZOXAN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 12944326896     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-2034-7     Document Type: Article

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