Activation of 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor-expressing C-fiber vagal afferents inhibits retrotrapezoid nucleus chemoreceptors in rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3627-3637

  Moreira, Thiago S ^a   Takakura, Ana C ^a   Colombari, Eduardo ^b   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; MUSCIMOL; PHENYLBIGUANIDE; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; URETHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG INFLATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER C; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROTRAPEZOID NUCLEUS; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEREBELLAR NUCLEI; CHEMORECEPTORS; CYANIDES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GABA AGONISTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCIMOL; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; TRACHEA; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 37549037854     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00675.2007     Document Type: Article

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