Regulation of the common carotid arterial blood flow by nicotinic receptors in the medulla of cats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-214

  Gong, C L ^a   Chiu, Y T ^b   Lin, N N ^b,c   Cheng, C C ^b,c   Lin, S Z ^d   Lee, T J F ^d,e   Kuo, J S ^d  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cholinergic receptor; Medulla; nAChR; Parasympathetic; Vascular regulation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ATROPINE; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; DIHYDRO BETA ERYTHROIDINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MECAMYLAMINE; METHACHOLINE; METHYLLYCACONITINE; MUSCARINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; INJECTION SITE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CATS; CHOLINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 33748496029     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706844     Document Type: Article

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