Role of the medullary lateral tegmental field in reflex-mediated sympathoexcitation in cats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 3 55-3, 2004, Pages

  Orer, Hakan S ^a,b   Gebber, Gerard L ^a   Phillips, Shaun W ^a   Barman, Susan M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Arterial chemoreceptor reflex; Excitatory amino acid receptors; Sciatic sympathetic reflex; Trigeminal sympathetic reflex; Vagal sympathetic reflex

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 2,3 DIOXO 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO(F)QUINOXALINE; 2,3-DIOXO-6-NITRO-7-SULFAMOYLBENZO(F)QUINOXALINE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CYANIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CAT; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; LATERAL TEGMENTAL FIELD; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MICROINJECTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; TEGMENTUM; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 1342268002     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00569.2003     Document Type: Article

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