Role of glutamate in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in acupuncture-related modulation of visceral reflex sympathoexcitation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 292, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Zhou, Wei ^a   Fu, Liang Wu ^a   Guo, Zhi Ling ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Excitatory neurotransmitters; Microdialysis; Naloxone

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 3; GLUTAMIC ACID; NALOXONE; PROTEIN C FOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICRODIALYSIS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; REFLEX; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VISCERAL AFFERENTS;

EID: 34147166470     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00875.2006     Document Type: Article

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