Dexmedetomidine decreases inhibitory but not excitatory neurotransmission to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus.

Authors

Douglas B. Sharp, George Washington University
Xin Wang, George Washington University
David Mendelowitz, George Washington University

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

7-29-2014

Journal

Brain Research

Volume

1574

Keywords

Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists--Pharmacology; Dexmedetomidine--Pharmacology; Heart--Drug Effects; Heart--Innervation; Neurons--Drug Effects; Vagus Nerve--Drug Effects

APA Citation

Douglas B. Sharp, Xin Wang, David Mendelowitz, Dexmedetomidine decreases inhibitory but not excitatory neurotransmission to cardiac vagal neurons in the nucleus ambiguus, Brain Research, Volume 1574, 29 July 2014, Pages 1-5

Peer Reviewed

1