Tonic glutamatergic drive of RVLM vasomotor neurons?

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 56-6, 2004, Pages

  Sved, Alan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CHLORALOSE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HALOTHANE; KYNURENIC ACID; MUSCIMOL; URETHAN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CERVICAL SPINE; EDITORIAL; HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR NEURONS;

EID: 8844287509     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00616.2004     Document Type: Editorial

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