Angiotensin-(1-12) in the rostral ventrolateral medullary pressor area of the rat elicits sympathoexcitatory responses

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 94-108

  Arakawa, Hideki ^a   Kawabe, Kazumi ^a   Sapru, Hreday N ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN[1-12]; LOSARTAN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLARY PRESSOR AREA; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84872178864     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2012.067116     Document Type: Article

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