The projection and synaptic organisation of NTS afferent connections with presympathetic neurons, GABA and nNOS neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

Neuroscience

Volumn 219, Issue , 2012, Pages 48-61

  Affleck, V S ^a   Coote, J H ^b   Pyner, S ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gamma amino butyric acid; Nitric oxide; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus; Spinally projecting presympathetic neurons

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 84864011395     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.070     Document Type: Article

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