Medial prefrontal cortex endocannabinoid system modulates baroreflex activity through CB1 receptors

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 302, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Ferreira Junior, Nilson C ^a   Fedoce, Alessandra G ^a   Alves, Fernando H F ^a   Corrêa, Fernando M A ^a   Resstel, Leonardo B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anandamide; Autonomic system; Cannabinoids; Infralimbic cortex; Prelimbic cortex

Indexed keywords

1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; ANANDAMIDE; CANNABINOID 1 RECEPTOR; CYCLOHEXYLCARBAMIC ACID 3' CARBAMOYLBIPHENYL 3 YL ESTER; ENDOCANNABINOID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N (4 HYDROXYPHENYL)ARACHIDONAMIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TACHYCARDIA; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX;

AMIDOHYDROLASES; ANIMALS; ARACHIDONIC ACIDS; BAROREFLEX; BENZAMIDES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR MODULATORS; CARBAMATES; ENDOCANNABINOIDS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; PIPERIDINES; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 84859531053     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00330.2011     Document Type: Article

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