Interaction between clonidine and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in the caudal ventrolateral medulla of rats

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 259-264

  Wang, Wei Zhong ^a   Yuan, Wen Jun ^a   Pan, Yan Xia ^a   Tang, Chao Shu ^b   Su, Ding Feng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Clonidine; Microinjection; MK801; N methyl D aspartate receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CAUDAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; INJECTIONS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 4644331836     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-1902-5     Document Type: Article

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