Malnutrition affects the pressor response to microinjection of L-glutamate into the RVLM of awake rats

Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 337-343

  Rodrigues, Fabiana Aparecida ^a   Chianca, Deoclecio Alves ^a   Fernandes, Luciano Gonçalves ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Blood pressure; Heart rate; L glutamate receptors; Malnutrition; RVLM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875344354     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602012000400002     Document Type: Article

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