Intra-carotid angiotensin II activates tyrosine hydroxylase-expressing rostral ventrolateral medulla neurons following blood-brain barrier disruption in rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 245, Issue , 2013, Pages 148-156

  Yao, S T ^a   May, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ang II; Blood pressure; Blood brain barrier; Brain stem; Hypertension; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; LOSARTAN; MANNITOL; PROTEIN C FOS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CAROTID ARTERY; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE METABOLISM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CAROTID ARTERIES; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MANNITOL; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 84878437478     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.04.023     Document Type: Article

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