Neurosteroid modulation of arterial baroreflex function in the rostral ventrolateral medulla

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 28-33

  Heesch, Cheryl M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Alpha hydroxy dihydroprogesterone; Allopregnanolone; Arterial baroreflex; Autonomic nervous system; Ovarian hormones; RVLM; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA;

20-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PREGNANCY; RATS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 79953738252     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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