The medial amygdaloid nucleus modulates cardiovascular responses to acute restraint in rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 717-726

  Fortaleza, E A T ^a   Tavares, R F ^a   Correa F M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; cardiovascular system; cholinergic receptors; CNS; medial amygdaloid nucleus; restraint stress

Indexed keywords

4 DIPHENYLACETOXY 1 METHYLPIPERIDINE; ATROPINE; COBALT CHLORIDE; DRUG VEHICLE; HEMICHOLINIUM 3; MUSCARINIC M1 RECEPTOR; PIRENZEPINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HISTOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; INJECTION SITE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLINERGIC AGENTS; COBALT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEART RATE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 60849087660     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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