Cannabinoid receptor activation in the nucleus tractus solitaries produces baroreflex-like responses in the rat

International Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 229-237

  Durakoglugil, Murat S ^a,b   Orer, Hakan S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial pressure; Brain stem; Cannabinoids; Cardiovascular integration; Glutamate

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N MORPHOLINO 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL) 1',2',3',4',5',6' HEXAHYDRO 2,3' DIHYDROXY 6' (3 HYDROXYPROPYL)BIPHENYL; 6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE; URETHAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

RATTUS;

EID: 77953460090     PISSN: 15509702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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