In vivo assessment of neurocardiovascular regulation in the mouse: Principles, progress, and prospects

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Young, Colin N ^a   Davisson, Robin L ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Blood pressure; Parasympathetic; Sympathetic; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; METHYLATROPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CATHETER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FLUID FILLED CATHETER; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATION; MOUSE; NEUROCARDIOVASCULAR REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 80052340483     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00355.2011     Document Type: Review

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