Cardiorespiratory effects of gap junction blockade in the locus coeruleus in unanesthetized adult rats

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 86-95

  Patrone, Luis G A ^a,b   Bícego, Kênia Cardoso ^a,b   Hartzler, Lynn K ^c   Putnam, Robert W ^d   Gargaglioni, Luciane H ^a,b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b National Institute of Science and Technology in Comparative Physiology (INCT Fisiologia Comparada)   (Brazil)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A6; Carbenoxolone; Electrical coupling; Hypercapnia; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERCAPNIA; LOCUS CERULEUS; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

A6; CARBENOXOLONE; ELECTRICAL COUPLING; HYPERCAPNIA; VENTILATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBENOXOLONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPERCAPNIA; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATION; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84886991577     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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