Spinal 5-HT2A receptors regulate cutaneous sympathetic vasomotor outflow in rabbits and rats; relevance for cutaneous vasoconstriction elicited by MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, "Ecstasy") and its reversal by clozapine

Brain Research

Volumn 1014, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 34-44

  Ootsuka, Youichirou ^a   Nalivaiko, Eugene ^a   Blessing, William W ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular regulation; Cutaneous blood flow; DOI; Endocrine and autonomic regulation; Medullary raphe; Serotonin; SR 46349B; Sympathetic preganglionic neurons

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; CLOZAPINE; EPLIVANSERIN; MUSCIMOL; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; URETHAN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPERIMENT; EXTERNAL EAR; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RABBIT; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REST; SKIN; SPINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TAIL ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; CLOZAPINE; EAR, EXTERNAL; FLUOROBENZENES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PHENOLS; RABBITS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SKIN; SPINE; TAIL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 2942716696     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.03.058     Document Type: Article

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