Hypoglycemia-induced noradrenergic activation in the VMH is a result of decreased ambient glucose

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 4 58-4, 2005, Pages

  De Vries, Martin G ^a   Lawson, Marcus A ^a   Beverly, J Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular fluids; Freely moving rats; Glucosensing neurons; In vivo microdialysis

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; RINGER SOLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZONA INCERTA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; GLUCOSE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 25844498847     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00403.2005     Document Type: Article

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