Evidence for a role of nitric oxide in hindlimb vasodilation induced by hypothalamic stimulation in anesthetized rats

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 245-257

  Ferreira Neto, Marcos L ^a   Possas, Olga S ^a   Lopes, Oswaldo U ^a   Cravo, Sérgio L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Defense reaction; Electrical stimulation; Hindlimb blood flow; Hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 19844363640     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652005000200005     Document Type: Review

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