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| Tagawa,T.; Fontes,M.A.P.; Potts,P.D.; Allen,A.M.; Dampney,R.A.L.. |
| Neurons in the rostral and caudal parts of the ventrolateral medulla (VLM) play a pivotal role in the regulation of sympathetic vasomotor activity and blood pressure. Studies in several species, including humans, have shown that these regions contain a high density of AT1 receptors specifically associated with neurons that regulate the sympathetic vasomotor outflow, or the secretion of vasopressin from the hypothalamus. It is well established that specific activation of AT1 receptors by application of exogenous angiotensin II in the rostral and caudal VLM excites sympathoexcitatory and sympathoinhibitory neurons, respectively, but the physiological role of these receptors in the normal synaptic regulation of VLM neurons is not known. In this paper we... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Angiotensin receptors; Central cardiovascular pathways; Blood pressure; Hypothalamus; Neurotransmitters. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000600005 |
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