Nitric oxide and glutamate in the dorsal facial area regulate common carotid blood flow in the cat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 594, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 55-63

  Kuo, Jon Son ^a,b   Lee, Tony Jer Fu ^a,b   Chiu, Yung Tsung ^c,d   Li, Hsing Tan ^e   Lin, Nai Nu ^c,d   Tsai, Tzong Toong ^f   Gong, Chi Li ^f  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cerebral blood flow; Glutamatergic neuron; Medulla; Nitrergic neuron; Parasympathetic nucleus; Transmitter

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 7 NITROINDAZOLE; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; METHYLENE BLUE; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NERVE FIBER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CATS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; INDAZOLES; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICRODIALYSIS; MICROINJECTIONS; NERVE FIBERS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE;

EID: 50549103106     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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