Impaired baroreflex gain during pregnancy in conscious rats: Role of brain insulin

Hypertension

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-288

  Azar, Afaf S ^a   Brooks, Virginia L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

baroreceptor reflex sensitivity; cerebrospinal fluid insulin; heart rate; insulin resistance; pregnant

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INSULIN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 79551492807     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.162354     Document Type: Article

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