Altered regulation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla in hypertensive obese Zucker rats

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Huber, Domitila A ^a,b   Schreihofer, Ann M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gabazine; Hypertension; Kynurenate; Losartan; Muscimol; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; LOSARTAN; MUSCIMOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CAUDAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; ZUCKER RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN STEM; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; LOSARTAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 79959896360     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00075.2011     Document Type: Article

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