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Interaction Of Hypothalamic GabaA And Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors Controlling Heart Rate In Rats, Robert P. Soltis, Joseph A. Dimicco
Interaction Of Hypothalamic GabaA And Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors Controlling Heart Rate In Rats, Robert P. Soltis, Joseph A. Dimicco
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We have previously shown that microinjection of drugs that impair gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mediated synaptic inhibition into the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) of rats generates cardiovascular and behavioral changes that mimic the response to stress. The purpose of this study was to examine the role of excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptors in the DMH in generating the cardiovascular changes caused by withdrawal of local GABAergic inhibition in urethan-anesthetized rats. Local treatment of the DMH with the nonselective EAA antagonist kynurenic acid blocked or reversed the increases in heart rate and blood pressure caused by microinjection of the GABAA antagonists bicuculline methiodide (BMI) …