Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase in rostral ventrolateral medulla in blood pressure regulation in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-286

  Kimura, Yoshikuni ^a   Hirooka, Yoshitaka ^a   Kishi, Takuya ^a   Ito, Koji ^a   Sagara, Yoji ^a   Sunagawa, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Brain; Heart rate; Nitric oxide; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

AMINOGUANIDINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HEART RATE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; WESTERN BLOTTING; WISTAR KYOTO RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUANIDINES; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; VENTRAL THALAMIC NUCLEI;

EID: 67649966605     PISSN: 10641963     EISSN: 15256006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641960902822534     Document Type: Article

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