Excitatory regulation of noradrenergic neurons by L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway in the rat locus coeruleus in vivo

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 375, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 337-347

  Torrecilla, María ^a   Ruiz Ortega, José Angel ^a   Ugedo, Luisa ^a   Pineda, Joseba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anesthetized rat; Brain slice; Extracellular recording; Glutamate receptor; Nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; Sodium nitroprusside

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DEXTRO ARGININE; DIETHYLAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KYNURENIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM FERRICYANIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; HYDRAZINES; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34250642741     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00210-007-0163-9     Document Type: Article

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