Coerulear activation by CRH and its role in hypertension induced by prenatal malnutrition in the rat

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 627-642

  Pérez, Hernán ^a   Ruiz, Samuel ^b   Núñez, Héctor ^a   White, Allan ^c   Gotteland, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DIEGO PORTALES   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

CRH; Hypertension; Locus coeruleus; Paraventricular nucleus; Prazosin; Prenatal malnutrition

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HORMONE ACTION; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; RAT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PRAZOSIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 34247627994     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450600773814     Document Type: Article

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