Exercise training attenuates increases in lumbar sympathetic nerve activity produced by stimulation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 803-813

  Mueller, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Microinjection; Sympathetic nerve activity; Treadmill training

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; ENACTIN DERIVATIVE; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KYNURENIC ACID;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HEART RATE; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SITTING; SPINAL ROOT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 33846869958     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00498.2006     Document Type: Article

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