Role of medullary excitatory amino acid receptors in mediating the 10-Hz rhythm in sympathetic nerve discharge of cats
BRAIN RESEARCH, cilt.1049, sa.2, ss.249-253, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 1049 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.05.018
- Dergi Adı: BRAIN RESEARCH
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.249-253
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
We tested the hypothesis that excitatory amino acid (EAA)-mediated transmission plays a role in generating the 10-Hz rhythm in sympathetic nerve discharge (SND) of baroreceptor-denervated, urethane-anesthetized cats. Microinjection of either an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) or non-NMDA receptor antagonist into any one of three medullary regions (lateral tegmental field, rostra], or caudal ventrolateral medulla) essentially eliminated the 10-Hz rhythm in inferior cardiac SND. We conclude that EAA receptors in the medulla are critical for generation of the 10-Hz rhythm. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.