Rostral ventrolateral medullary opioid receptor activation modulates pressor response to muscle contraction

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 1 43-1, 1998, Pages

  Caringi, Daryl ^a   Mokler, David J ^a   Koester, David M ^a   Ally, Ahmmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Naloxone; Rat

Indexed keywords

METENKEPHALIN[2 ALANINE]; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HEART RATE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICRODIALYSIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 33750857375     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.1.h139     Document Type: Article

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