Glutamate receptors in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus contribute to insulin-induced sympathoexcitation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1302-1309

  Stocker, Sean D ^a   Gordon, Kathryn W ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hypothalamus; Lumbar; NMDA; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; INSULIN; KYNURENIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SODIUM CHLORIDE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; INSULIN; MALE; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84923917510     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00764.2014     Document Type: Article

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