Nitric oxide modulates the cardiovascular effects elicited by acetylcholine in the NTS of awake rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 295, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Da Silva, Liana Gouveia ^a   Dias, Ana Carolina Rodrigues ^a   Furlan, Elaina ^a   Colombari, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular control; Cholinergic transmission; Nitric oxide synthase inhibition; Nucleus of the solitary tract

Indexed keywords

1 (2 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)IMIDAZOLE; ACETYLCHOLINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; WAKEFULNESS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 57749091790     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00559.2007     Document Type: Article

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