Effect of moxonidine on putative sympathetic neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat

NeuroSignals

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Granata, Antonio R ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Adrenergic receptors; Antihypertensive drugs; Imidazoline receptors; Intracellular recording; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sympathetic premotor neurons

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; MOXONIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PREMOTOR CORTEX; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 4344692523     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079338     Document Type: Article

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