Brain neuronal nitric oxide synthase neuron-mediated sympathoinhibition is enhanced in hypertensive Dahl rats

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 825-834

  Tandai Hiruma, Megumi ^a   Horiuchi, Jouji ^b   Sakamoto, Hiroshi ^c   Kemuriyama, Takehito ^a   Hirakawa, Haruhisa ^a   Nishida, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain tissue activity; Immunohistochemistry; Intracerebroventricular infusion; S methyl L thiocitrulline; Salt sensitive; Western blot

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; S METHYLTHIOCITRULLINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HIGH SODIUM INTAKE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LATERAL PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; LATERODORSAL TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAPHE MAGNUS NUCLEUS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPATHOINHIBITION; TEGMENTUM; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 17144392933     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000163152.27954.7a     Document Type: Article

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