Functional mapping of the cardiorespiratory effects of dorsal and median raphe nuclei in the rat

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1719-1727

  Alvarenga, R M ^a   Pires, J G P ^a   Futuro Neto, H A ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b Escola Superior de Ciencias da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Vitoria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Dorsal raphe nucleus; L glutamate; Median raphe nucleus; Respiration; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART RATE; KIDNEY NERVE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; MICROPIPETTE; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRESSOR RESPONSE; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 27944472708     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2005001100022     Document Type: Article

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