Bradykinin microinjection in the paratrigeminal nucleus triggers neuronal discharge in the rat rostroventrolateral reticular nucleus

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 485-492

  Caous, Cristofer Andre ^a   Balan, Antonio ^a   Lindsey, Charles Julian ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial blood pressure; Baroreflex; Bradykinin; Ensemble neuron recording; RVL

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART CYCLE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PARATRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTROVENTROLATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPIKE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYKININ; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRESSORECEPTORS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS, SPINAL;

EID: 6344284753     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y04-088     Document Type: Article

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