Stimulation of the paraventricular nucleus modulates firing of neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract

The present study assessed whether the baroreflex inhibition elicited by electrical stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) involves altered activity in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS).

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Published inAmerican journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. R403 - R411
Main Authors DUAN, Y.-F, KOPIN, I. J, GOLDSTEIN, D. S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda, MD American Physiological Society 01.08.1999
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Heart
Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration
Neurons
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
Cardiovascular control
Electrical stimulus
Central nervous system
Discharge pattern
Electrophysiology
Rabbit
Hypothalamus
Paraventricular nucleus
Lagomorpha
Solitary nucleus
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Baroreflex
Brain (vertebrata)
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Summary:The present study assessed whether the baroreflex inhibition elicited by electrical stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) involves altered activity in the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS).
ISSN:0363-6119
1522-1490