c-Fos expression in rat brain stem and spinal cord in response to activation of cardiac ischemia-sensitive afferent neurons and electrostimulatory modulation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

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

  Hua, Fang ^a   Harrison, Theresa ^a   Qin, Chao ^b   Reifsteck, Angela ^a   Ricketts, Brian ^a   Camel, Charles ^a   Williams, Carole A ^a  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Coronary artery occlusion; Intrapericardial algogenic solution; Neuronal activation; Nucleus tractus solitarius; Thoracic spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BRADYKININ; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RHIZOTOMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 9344253321     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00180.2004     Document Type: Article

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