Hemodynamic effects of L-glutamate in NTS of conscious rats: A possible role of vascular nitrosyl factors

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 4 43-4, 1998, Pages

  Colombari, Eduardo ^a,b   Davisson, Robin L ^a   Shaffer, Richard A ^a   Talman, William T ^a   Lewis, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic control; Excitatory amino acids; Hemodynamics; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PRAZOSIN; S NITROSOCYSTEINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 33750876229     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1998.274.4.h1066     Document Type: Article

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