NK1 receptor activation in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla selectively attenuates somato-sympathetic reflex while antagonism attenuates sympathetic chemoreflex

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 288, Issue 6 57-6, 2005, Pages

  Makeham, John M ^a,b   Goodchild, Ann K ^a,b   Pilowsky, Paul M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Brainstem; Neurokinin 1; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Substance P; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ETHYNYL 17BETA HYDROXY 5ALPHA ANDROSTANO[3,2 B]PYRIMIDO[1,2 A]BENZIMIDAZOLE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; SUBSTANCE P DERIVATIVE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANDROSTANES; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEMORECEPTORS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; REFLEX; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 19344363156     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00537.2004     Document Type: Article

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