Glutamatergic transmission in the nucleus tractus solitarii: from server to peripherals in the cardiovascular information superhighway
Afferent nerves carrying signals from mechanoreceptors in the aortic arch and carotid sinus terminate predominantly in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS). Signal transduction and neurotransmission in the NTS are critical for central cardiovascular reflex control, but little was known about either u...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000100001 |