Reflex inhibition of heart rate and efferent cardiac sympathetic outflow induced by colorectal distension in anesthetized rats

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-190

  Li, Wei Min ^a,b   Suzuki, A ^c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian   (China)

^c National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac sympathetic nerve activity; Colorectal distension; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PROPRANOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COLON DILATATION; COLORECTAL DISTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFERENT NERVE; HEART RATE; MALE; MOTOR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL; BALLOON DILATATION; BRADYCARDIA; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; HEART; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; REFLEX; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BALLOON DILATATION; BRADYCARDIA; COLON; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECTUM; REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33750127989     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.SC003506     Document Type: Article

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