Oxidative stress in the rostral ventrolateral medulla modulates excitatory and inhibitory inputs in spontaneously hypertensive rats

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-106

  Nishihara, Masaaki ^a   Hirooka, Yoshitaka ^a   Matsukawa, Ryuichi ^a   Kishi, Takuya ^a   Sunagawa, Kenji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

brain; hypertension; hypothalamus; oxidative stress; rostral ventrolateral medulla; sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BICUCULLINE; KYNURENIC ACID; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

EID: 83455164986     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32834e1df4     Document Type: Article

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