Clonidine, an α2-receptor agonist, diminishes GABAergic neurotransmission to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus

Brain Research

Volumn 1347, Issue , 2010, Pages 65-70

  Philbin, Kerry E ^a   Bateman, Ryan J ^a   Mendelowitz, David ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Ambiguus; Cardiac; Clonidine; Parasympathetic; Vagal

Indexed keywords

ATIPAMEZOLE; CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE; 3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GLUTAMATERGIC TRANSMISSION; GLYCINERGIC TRANSMISSION; HEART INNERVATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HEART; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

4-AMINOPYRIDINE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLONIDINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEART; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PYRIDAZINES; RATS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 77955980829     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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