Rhythmic activity of neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of conscious cats: Effect of removal of vestibular inputs

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Barman, Susan M ^a   Sugiyama, Yoichiro ^b   Suzuki, Takeshi ^b   Cotter, Lucy A ^b   de Stefino, Vincent J ^b   Reighard, Derek A ^b   Cass, Stephen P ^c   Yates, Bill J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

10 Hz rhythm; Baroreceptors; Cardiac related activity; Sympathetic nervous system; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; CATS; CONSCIOUSNESS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VESTIBULE, LABYRINTH;

EID: 80053631164     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00265.2011     Document Type: Article

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