Nitric oxide synthase inhibition in rostral ventrolateral medulla attenuates pressor response to psychological stress in rabbits

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 424, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-93

  Mayorov, Dmitry N ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Nitric oxide; Rabbits; RVLM; Stress; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITRO DEXTRO ARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MENTAL STRESS; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART RATE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RABBITS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 34548033275     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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