Stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus modulates cardiorespiratory responses via oxytocinergic innervation of neurons in pre-Bötzinger complex

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 189-199

  Mack, S O ^a   Wu, M ^a   Kc, P ^b   Haxhiu, M A ^b,c  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Diaphragm and genioglossus electromyographic activity; Heart rate; Pseudorabies virus; Transneuronal labeling

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; THORAX WALL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BORNANES; DIAPHRAGM; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HEART RATE; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; OXYTOCICS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PIPERAZINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 33846138374     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00522.2006     Document Type: Article

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