Excitatory pathways from the vestibular nuclei to the NTS and the PBN and indirect vestibulo-cardiovascular pathway from the vestibular nuclei to the RVLM relayed by the NTS

Brain Research

Volumn 1240, Issue , 2008, Pages 96-104

  Cai, Yi Ling ^a   Ma, Wen Ling ^a   Wang, Jun Qin ^a   Li, Yi Qian ^a   Li, Min ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Parabrachial nucleus; Rostral ventrolateral medullar; Vesicular glutamate transporter; Vestibular nucleus

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GLUTAMIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

RATTUS;

EID: 54549114170     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.08.093     Document Type: Article

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