Cardiovascular effects of noradrenaline microinjected into the insular cortex of unanesthetized rats

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 90-98

  Alves, Fernando H F ^a   Crestani, Carlos C ^b   Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a   Correa, Fernando M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Noradrenergic neurotransmission; Prefrontal cortex; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 5 METHYL URAPIDIL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PENTOLONIUM TARTRATE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CIRCULATION; INSULA; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HEMODYNAMICS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 79551537898     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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