V. 1. Section I, Ventral medullary mechanisms: Afferent inputs to ventrolateral medulla / J.P. Chalmers, E. Badoer, D. Morilak, G. Drolet, J.B. Minson, I.J. Llewellyn-Smith, P. Somogyi, V. Kapoor, and P. Pilowsky ; Widespread autonomic afferents to the nucleus paragigantocellularis of the rostral ventrolateral medulla / E.J. van Bockstaele and G. Aston-Jones ; Regulation of autonomic cardiovascular function by the rostral ventromedial medulla / K.J. Varner, E.C. Vasquez, S.J. Lewis, B.H. Machado, C.L. Grosskreutz, J.S. Simon, and M.J. Brody ; Flexibility of the map of brainstem neurons with sympathetic nerve-related activity / M.J. Kenney, S.M. Barman, B. Kocsis, and G.L. Gebber ; Imidazole receptors and their endogenous ligand in the rostral ventrolateral medulla : relationship to the action of clonidine on arterial pressure / D.J. Reis, P.R. Ernsberger, and M.P. Meeley ; The role of the rostral ventrolateral medulla in the synchronization of respiratory and sympathetic functions / S. Baradziej and A. Trzebski --;Section II, Central neurotransmitter systems: Interaction of angiotensin II with catecholamines in the brain / F. Qadri, E. Badoer, T. Stadler, A. Veltmar, and T. Unger ; Actions of angiotensin II in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata / A.M. Allen, S. Sasaki, R.A.L. Dampney, F.A.O. Mendelsohn, and W.W. Blessing ; Cardiovascular actions of angiotensin II in the ventrolateral medulla / D.B. Averill, H. Muratani, K.J. Madalin, and C.M. Ferrario ; Endorphinergic neurons in the brainstem : role in cardiovascular regulation / G. Kunos, J.A. Mastrianni, R. Mosqueda-Garcia, and K. Varga ; Endogenous opioid peptides, glucocorticoids and shock : specificity, site and mechanism of action / P.L.M. van Giersbergen, M.H. van den Berg, M.H.J. Eijgelshoven, J. Cox-Van Put, D.T.W.M. van den Berg, E.R. de Kloet, and W. de Jong ; Neuropeptides in central baroreceptor reflex pathways / M. Palkovits ; Adenosine in central cardiovascular control / R. Mosqueda-Garcia, C.-J. Tseng, C. Beck, M. McCormick, and D. Robertson --;Section III, Control of sympathetic tone, hypertensive mechanisms: Spinal mechanisms in the sympathetic control of cardiac function / H. Sapru ; The function of catecholamines in the control of sympathetic preganglionic neurons / C. Polosa, M. Yoshimura, and S. Nishi ; Contribution of forebrain structures to the development of neurogenic hypertension / J. Ciriello and T.-X. Zhang ; Mechanisms of differential cardiovascular responsiveness to 2-deoxyglucose-induced central glycopenia in conscious spontaneously hypertensive and Wistar Kyoto rats / O.S. Medvedev, A.I. Kuzmin, V.N. Selivanov, M.B. Bogdanov, O.A. Tjurmina, A.D. Gjulumjan, and A.M. Hoque ; High-renin renal hypertension depresses the baroreflex control of heart rate and sympathetic activity / M.C. Irigoyen, R.D. Moreira, E.D. Moreira, and E.M. Krieger ; Opioidergic-dopaminergic interaction in hypertension / C. Farsang and A. Alföldi --;Index.
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