Role of ventrolateral medulla in generating the 10-Hz rhythm in sympathetic nerve discharge

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Barman, Susan M ^a   Gebber, Gerard L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicuculline; GABAergic transmission; Kynurenate; SR 95531; Sympathetic rhythms

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; KYNURENIC ACID; URETHAN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; INTERNEURON; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CATS; DENERVATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; KYNURENINE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; PRESSORECEPTORS; PYRIDAZINES; RAPHE NUCLEI; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34447624280     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00085.2007     Document Type: Article

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