Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase in the paraventricular nucleus prevents the hyperthermia-induced reduction of mesenteric blood flow in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Chen, Feng ^a   Wang, Yuliang ^a   Cham, Joo Lee ^a   Badoer, Emilio ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic nucleus; Increased body core temperature; Mesenteric blood flow

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART RATE; HISTOLOGY; INJECTION SITE; MALE; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; MESENTERY BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEVER; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; TIME FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 77955480485     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00003.2010     Document Type: Article

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