Exaggerated sympathoexcitatory reflexes develop with changes in the rostral ventrolateral medulla in obese Zucker rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 2, 2016, Pages R243-R253

  Huber, Domitila A ^a,b   Schreihofer, Ann M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Nasopharyngeal reflex; Parasympathetic; Sciatic nerve; Somatic pressor reflex; Vagal

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL OBESITY; HEART RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFLEX; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHOEXCITATORY REFLEX; ZUCKER RAT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; OBESITY; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; SCIATIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84984631723     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00085.2016     Document Type: Article

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