Amygdalar neuronal activity mediates the cardiovascular responses evoked from the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray in conscious rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 284, Issue , 2015, Pages 737-750

  de Abreu, A R ^a   Abreu, A R ^a   Santos, L T ^a   de Souza, A A ^a   da Silva, L G ^b   Chianca, D A ^a   de Menezes, R C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Basolateral amygdala; Defense reaction; Glutamatergic receptors; Periaqueductal gray

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; AMPA RECEPTOR; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; MUSCIMOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYLASPARTIC ACID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA; BRAIN REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EVOKED CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; RAT; ANIMAL; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEART RATE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MUSCIMOL; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE;

EID: 84911164253     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.10.055     Document Type: Article

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