Nitric oxide in rostral ventrolateral medulla regulates cardiac-sympathetic reflexes: Role of synthase isoforms

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Guo, Zhi Ling ^a   Tjen A Looi, Stephanie C ^a   Fu, Liang Wu ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reflex; Heart; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LYSINE; METHANOL; N 5 (1 IMINOETHYL) LEVO ORNITHINE; N 6 (1 IMINOETHYL) LEVO LYSINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; ORNITHINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL CAT; HEART STIMULATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYKININ; CATS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; IONTOPHORESIS; ISOENZYMES; KIDNEY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NITRERGIC NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PERICARDIUM; PERIODICITY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 70349619677     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00209.2009     Document Type: Article

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