Modulation of cardiopulmonary depressor reflex in nucleus ambiguous by electroacupuncture: Roles of opioids and γ-aminobutyric acid

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Tjen A Looi, Stephanie C ^a   Li, Peng ^a   Li, Min ^a   Longhurst, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenylbiguanide; Vagal excitation

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID; NALOXONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLBIGUANIDE;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CAT; CHRONOTROPISM; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CATS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HEART RATE; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PYRIDAZINES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; REFLEX; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84859526027     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00440.2011     Document Type: Article

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