Rostroventrolateral medullary neurons modulate glucose homeostasis in the rat

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 299, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Verberne, A J M ^a   Sartor, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenal glands; Counterregulation; Glucose homeostasis; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICUCULLINE; DEOXYGLUCOSE; GLUCOSE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENALIN RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HEART RATE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTROVENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; TACHYCARDIA; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; EPINEPHRINE; GABA ANTAGONISTS; HEART RATE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 78349255035     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00466.2010     Document Type: Article

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