Intrathecal neuromedin U induces biphasic effects on sympathetic vasomotor tone, increases respiratory drive and attenuates sympathetic reflexes in rat

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 164, Issue 2 B, 2011, Pages 617-631

  Rahman, A A ^a,b   Shahid, I Z ^a,b   Pilowsky, P M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

cardiovascular pharmacology; control of blood flow; neuropharmacology; other neuropeptides

Indexed keywords

NEUROMEDIN U;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CELL ACTIVITY; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; RESPIRATION; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 80052200572     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01436.x     Document Type: Article

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