Cardiovascular effects of noradrenaline microinjected into the dorsal periaqueductal gray area of unanaesthetized rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3188-3194

  Garcia Pelosi, Gislaine ^a   Aguiar Corrêa, Fernando Morgan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular system; Hypophysectomy; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE; VASOPRESSIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON RETICULAR FORMATION; MICROINJECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENTOLINIUM TARTRATE; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TYROSINE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 29344466872     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04511.x     Document Type: Article

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