Purinergic modulation of cardiovascular function in the rat locus coeruleus

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 342-352

  Yao, Song T ^a,c   Lawrence, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Blood pressure; Locus coeruleus; Microinjection; Noradrenaline; P2X receptors; PPADS; Suramin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IDAZOXAN; NF 279; NORADRENALIN; PURINE; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PURINE P2X1 RECEPTOR; PURINE P2X1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE 6 AZOPHENYL 2',4' DISULFONIC ACID; SURAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURINERGIC MODULATION; PURINERGIC SYSTEM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2;

EID: 21244433608     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706179     Document Type: Article

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