Nucleus raphé pallidus participates in midbrain-medullary cardiovascular sympathoinhibition during electroacupuncture

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Li, Peng ^a   Tjen A Looi, Stephanie C ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; DL homocysteic acid; Gallbladder; Kynurenic acid; Splanchnic nerve

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; KYNURENIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GALLBLADDER; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS RAPHE PALLIDUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; REFLEX; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; VENTROLATERAL PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYKININ; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; KYNURENIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RAPHE NUCLEI; REFLEX; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78149474167     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00361.2010     Document Type: Article

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