Cardiovascular effects of noradrenaline microinjection into the medial part of the superior colliculus of unanesthetized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 1290, Issue , 2009, Pages 21-27

  Garcia Pelosi, Gislaine ^a   Fiacadori Tavares, Rodrigo ^a   Barros Parron Fernandes, Karen ^b   Morgan Aguiar Corrêa, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NORTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular system; Noradrenaline; Superior colliculus; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENTOLINIUM TARTRATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPERIOR COLLICULI; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

RATTUS;

EID: 68949175353     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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