Glutamatergic inputs to the CVLM independent of the NTS promote tonic inhibition of sympathetic vasomotor tone in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Mandel, Daniel A ^a   Schreihofer, Ann M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Kynurenate; Muscimol; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Respiratory; Splanchnic sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CHLORALOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; MUSCIMOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GAS; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BREATHING RATE; CAUDAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; EXCITATION; HEART DENERVATION; HEART RATE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGOTOMY; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA AGONISTS; GLUTAMINE; HYPOTENSION; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 57049176600     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.216.2008     Document Type: Article

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