Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus: A site for evoking simultaneous changes in crural diaphragm activity, lower esophageal sphincter pressure, and fundus tone

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Niedringhaus, Mark ^a   Jackson, Patrick G ^a   Evans, Stephen R T ^a   Verbalis, Joseph G ^a   Gillis, Richard A ^a   Sahibzada, Niaz ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Nitric oxide; Vagus; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; LEG MUSCLE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDUS; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER, LOWER; FERRETS; GASTRIC FUNDUS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; VAGUS NERVE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 38149053574     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00391.2007     Document Type: Article

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