Characterization of noradrenergic transmission at the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus involved in reflex control of fundus tone

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Herman, Melissa A ^a   Niedringhaus, Mark ^a   Alayan, Alisa ^a   Verbalis, Joseph G ^a   Sahibzada, Niaz ^a   Gillis, Richard A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric tone; Norepinephrine; Rat

Indexed keywords

12 ETHYLSULFONYL 5,8,8A,9,10,11,12,12A,13,13A DECAHYDRO 3 METHOXY 6H ISOQUINO[2,1 G][1,6]NAPHTHYRIDINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ATROPINE METHYL BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; STOMACH INNERVATION; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS REFLEX;

ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; DILATATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTRIC FUNDUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TONUS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; REFLEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 40449104738     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00630.2007     Document Type: Article

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