Differential modulation of sympathetic and respiratory activities by cholinergic mechanisms in the nucleus of the solitary tract in rats

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 743-758

  Furuya, Werner I ^a   Bassi, Mirian ^a   Menani, José V ^a   Colombari, Eduardo ^a   Zoccal, Daniel B ^a   Colombari, Débora S A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ATROPINE; MECAMYLAMINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYPNEA; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; BAROREFLEX; MALE; MECAMYLAMINE; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84899994217     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2013.076794     Document Type: Article

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