Cardiovascular effects of angiotensin II in the rostral ventrolateral medulla: The push-pull hypothesis

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 222-227

  Dampney, Roger A L ^a   Tan, P S P ^b   Sheriff, M J ^b   Fontes, M A P ^b   Horiuchi, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; CATECHOLAMINE; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN C FOS; RENIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 34250164280     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-007-0040-4     Document Type: Review

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