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Effects of corticosterone on the activity of the neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of rats

Wang Weizhong, Rong Weifang, Wang Chaomei, Wang Jianwen, Wang Jijiang, Yuan Wenjun

Department of Physiology,The Second Military Medical University.Shanghai 200433

Abstract

Results demonstrate that CORT may modulate the activities of the neurons in RVLM through fast non-genomical effect, suggesting that the mechanism of the fast actions of CORT may play an important role in integration of the cardiovascular, nociceptive modulating activity under some conditions such as stress.

Key words: Corticosterone;Rostral ventrolateral medulla;Cardiovascular neuron;Nociceptive modulating neuron;Extracellular cording;Microiontophoresis

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Wang Weizhong, Rong Weifang, Wang Chaomei, Wang Jianwen, Wang Jijiang, Yuan Wenjun. Effects of corticosterone on the activity of the neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of rats. Acta Physiol Sin 2001; 53 (4): (in Chinese with English abstract).