Maps of cardiovascular and respiratory regions of rat ventral medulla: Focus on the caudal medulla

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-221

  Goodchild, Ann K ^a   Moon, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Caudal pressor area; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Medullo cervical pressor area; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PENTOBARBITAL; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN MAPPING; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROPHARMACOLOGY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 70349183431     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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