The nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway modulates the inspiratory-related activity of hypoglossal motoneurons in the adult rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-116

  Montero, Fernando ^a   Portillo, Federico ^a   González Forero, David ^a   Moreno López, Bernardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cyclic guanosine monophosphate; Iontophoresis; Motoneuron excitability; Nitric oxide; Soluble guanylyl cyclase

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; NITRIC OXIDE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; 8-BROMOCYCLIC GMP; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GUANOSINE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; INHALATION; IONTOPHORESIS; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

5'-GUANYLIC ACID; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CYCLIC GMP; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; INHALATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 54049149827     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06312.x     Document Type: Article

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