Differential activation of adrenal, renal, and lumbar sympathetic nerves following stimulation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the Rat

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Mueller, Patrick J ^a   Mischel, Nicholas A ^a   Scislo, Tadeusz J ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure regulation; Brain stem; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CHLORALOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; URETHAN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; KIDNEY NERVE; LUMBAR SYMPATHETIC NERVE; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADRENAL GLANDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; BICUCULLINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HINDLIMB; KIDNEY; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NITROPRUSSIDE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79955759835     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00713.2010     Document Type: Article

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