Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and nitric oxide modulate the baroreflex cardiac component in unanesthetized rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1703-1711

  Alves, Fernando H F ^a   Crestani, Carlos C ^a   Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a   Correa, Fernando M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heart rate; LY235959; N propyl L arginine; Parasympathetic cardiac activity

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; DECAHYDRO 6 PHOSPHONOMETHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID; HOMATROPINE METHYL BROMIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; N(G) PROPYLARGININE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REGULATION; HEART FUNCTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BAROREFLEX; BENZOATES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; IMIDAZOLES; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITROPRUSSIDE; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEPTAL NUCLEI; TROPANES;

EID: 65849180387     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21974     Document Type: Article

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