Vasopressin (VP) and neuropeptide FF (NPFF) systems in the normal and hypertensive human brainstem

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 519, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-124

  Goncharuk, Valeri D ^a,b,c   Buijs, Ruud M ^d   Jhamandas, Jack H ^b   Swaab, Dick F ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL CARDIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ambiguus nucleus; Dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus; Essential hypertension; Neuropeptide FF; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE FF; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOPRESSIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VAGUS NERVE DORSAL NUCLEUS;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 78649689632     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22507     Document Type: Article

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