Modulation of sympathetic and somatomotor function by the ventromedial medulla

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 510-522

  Nason Jr , Malcolm W ^a   Mason, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; PROTEIN C FOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING RATE; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HEAT; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MICROINJECTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SHIVERING; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TEMPERATURE; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THERMOREGULATION; VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 3042691796     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00089.2004     Document Type: Article

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