Angiotensin II-derived reactive oxygen species underpinning the processing of the cardiovascular reflexes in the medulla oblongata

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-274

  Braga, Valdir A ^a   Colombari, Eduardo ^b   Jovita, Mariana G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Baroreflex; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Peripheral chemoreflex; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Superoxide

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; APOCYNIN; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LOSARTAN; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE 2; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE 4; SUBSTANCE P; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TEMPOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE SILENCING; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSION; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; REFLEX; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80755159126     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-011-1529-z     Document Type: Article

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