Processing of vestibular and other inputs by the caudal ventrolateral medullary reticular formation

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 4 40-4, 1996, Pages

  Steinbacher Jr , B C ^a   Yates, B J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; cardiovascular control; sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INTERNEURON; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULAR FORMATION; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 16044372674     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.4.r1070     Document Type: Article

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