Relationship of rostral ventrolateral medullary neurons and angiotensin in the central control of blood pressure

NeuroSignals

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 133-141

  Chan, Y S ^a   Wong, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Arterial pressure; Cardiovascular neurons; Discharge units, single and double; Hypertensive rat, spontaneously; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; IONTOPHORESIS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; RAT;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PENTOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY;

EID: 84939665188     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109433     Document Type: Article

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