A neglected 'accessory' vasomotor pathway: Implications for blood pressure control

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 473-477

  McAllen, Robin M ^a   Allen, Andrew M ^a   Bratton, Bradford O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ganglion cell; Hypoxia; Medulla; Preganglionic; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sympathetic nerves

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY VASOMOTOR PATHWAY; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CHRONICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MYELINATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNAPSE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 20344402116     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04214.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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