N-Methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus modulate cardiac component of the baroreflex in unanesthetized rats

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-326

  Crestani, Carlos C ^a   Alves, Fernando H F ^a   Busnardo, Cristiane ^a   Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a   Correa, Fernando M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiovascular system; Heart rate; Hypothalamus; NMDA glutamate receptor; PVN

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ATENOLOL; COBALT CHLORIDE; DECAHYDRO 6 PHOSPHONOMETHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TACHYCARDIA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; COBALT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 77954383516     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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