Melatonin reduces blood pressure in rats with stress-induced hypertension viaGABAA receptors

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 436-440

  Li, Hua Li ^a   Kang, Yu Ming ^b   Yu, Lei ^a   Xu, Hai Yan ^a   Zhao, Hua ^a  

^a Basic Medical College   (China)

^b SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Bicuculline methiodide; GABAA receptor; Melatonin; Stress induced hypertension

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; BICUCULLINE METHIODIDE; MELATONIN;

ANGIOTENSIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOTSHOCK; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PINEALECTOMY; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; STRESS INDUCED HYPERTENSION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MELATONIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68849120599     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: 14401681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.05080.x     Document Type: Article

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