Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 709-716 , August 2006

Carotid Chemoreceptor Reflex Modulation by Arginine-Vasopressin Microinjected into the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius in Rats

  • Sergio Adrián Montero

      Affiliations

    • University Center for Biomedical Research (CUIB), University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
    • Faculty of Medicine, University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Sergio Adrián Montero, CUIB, Universidad de Colima, Av. 25 de Julio s/n, 28045 Colima, México
    • ,
  • Alexander Yarkov

      Affiliations

    • University Center for Biomedical Research (CUIB), University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
    • ,
  • Mónica Lemus

      Affiliations

    • University Center for Biomedical Research (CUIB), University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
    • ,
  • Elena Roces de Álvarez-Buylla

      Affiliations

    • University Center for Biomedical Research (CUIB), University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
    • ,
  • Ramón Álvarez-Buylla

      Affiliations

    • University Center for Biomedical Research (CUIB), University of Colima, Colima, Mexico
    • Deceased.

Received 19 November 2005 ,Accepted 3 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2006.03.001

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 37, Issue 6 , Pages 709-716 , August 2006

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