Effects of corticospinal tract stimulation on renal sympathetic nerve activity in rats with intact and chronically lesioned spinal cords

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 293, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Pan, Baohan ^a   Zahner, Matthew R ^a   Kulikowicz, Ewa ^a   Schramm, Lawrence P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular regulation; Spinal cord injury; Sympathetic interneurons; Sympathetic preganglionic neurons

Indexed keywords

CHLORALOSE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL REGENERATION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KIDNEY NERVE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; KIDNEY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 34447627845     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00044.2007     Document Type: Article

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