May 1, 1987Journal of Neurophysiology

Lateral tegmental field neurons of cat medulla: a source of basal activity of ventrolateral medullospinal sympathoexcitatory neurons

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Population

Cat medulla model

Design

Preclinical

Authors

SBSusan M. BarmanMichigan United GGG. L. GebberMichigan State University

Discussion

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Implication

No immediate clinical implications; leaves open the role of LTF-VLM projections in human sympathoexcitation.

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Population

Cat medulla model (analyzing 31 lateral tegmental field [LTF] neurons and 25 ventrolateral medullospinal [VLM] neurons)

Intervention

Microstimulation of the rostral ventrolateral medulla (VLM), lateral tegmental field (LTF), and second thoracic (T2) intermediolateral nucleus (IML)

Outcome

Neuronal activation (antidromic and synaptic) and firing rates during baroreceptor reflex activationsurrogate

In a cat model, lateral tegmental field neurons project to the rostral ventrolateral medulla and serve as a source of basal discharge for sympathoexcitatory neurons.

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Barman et al. (1987) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8544eaf2bb7ee68cf2409a https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1987.57.5.1410

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Lateral tegmental field neurons of cat medulla: a source of basal activity of ventrolateral medullospinal sympathoexcitatory neurons

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Lateral tegmental field neurons of cat medulla: a source of basal activity of ventrolateral medullospinal sympathoexcitatory neurons

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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