Autonomic and respiratory responses to microinjection of l-glutamate into the commissural subnucleus of the NTS in the working heart-brainstem preparation of the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 1093, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 150-160

  Braga, Valdir A ^a   Antunes, Vagner R ^a   Machado, Benedito H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Ionotropic receptor; l glutamate; Metabotropic receptor; Phrenic nerve discharge; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN COMMISSURE; BRAIN STEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTRANUCLEAR SPACE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN STEM; DECEREBRATE STATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RESPIRATION; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 33745417783     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.03.105     Document Type: Article

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