Cardiovascular responses to noradrenaline microinjection in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray of unanesthetized rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 712-719

  Pelosi, Gislaine Garcia ^a   Tavares, Rodrigo Fiacadori ^a   Antunes Rodrigues, José ^a   Corrêa, Fernando Morgan Aguiar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Noradrenaline; Periaqueductal gray area; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; NORADRENALIN; PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE; URETHAN; VASOPRESSIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG SYNERGISM; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; HEART RATE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENTOLINIUM TARTRATE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; URETHANE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 38849191287     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21515     Document Type: Article

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