Cardiovascular effects of l-glutamate injected in the medial prefrontal cortex of spontaneously hypertensive rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 580, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-379

  Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a   Corrêa, Fernando M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular system; l glutamate; Medial prefrontal cortex; Spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR)

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; GLUTAMIC ACID; HOMATROPINE METHYL BROMIDE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ATENOLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-1; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TROPANES;

EID: 38349166985     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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