Excitatory projections from arcuate nucleus to ventrolateral periaqueductal gray in electroacupuncture inhibition of cardiovascular reflexes

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Li, Peng ^a   Tjen A Looi, Stephanie C ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Blood pressure response; DL homocysteic acid; Kainic acid; Somatic nerve; Splanchnic nerve

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CHLORALOSE; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HEMODYNAMICS; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLANCHNIC NERVE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HOMOCYSTEINE; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; REFLEX; SPLANCHNIC NERVES;

EID: 33744921659     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00972.2005     Document Type: Article

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