Journal article
Contribution of the amygdala to the development of spontaneous hypertension
Brain research, Vol.246(1), pp.1-6
1982
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90136-6
PMID: 7127079
Abstract
The role of the central amygdaloid nucleus in the development and maintenance of high blood pressure was investigated in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR). Bilateral lesions in the central nucleus in prehypertensive rats inhibited the development of the high blood pressure, whereas larger amygdaloid lesions that included the central nucleus had no effect on blood pressure when placed in adult rats. No behavioral effects of the lesion were observed in tests of spontaneous activity, passive avoidance or response to hot plate. The central amygdaloid nucleus appears to contribute to the development of hypertension in SHR.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Contribution of the amygdala to the development of spontaneous hypertension
- Creators
- Theresa M GalenoGary W Van HoesenWilliam MaixnerAlan Kim JohnsonMichael J Brody
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Brain research, Vol.246(1), pp.1-6
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V
- DOI
- 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90136-6
- PMID
- 7127079
- ISSN
- 0006-8993
- eISSN
- 1872-6240
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1982
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Neuroscience and Pharmacology; Health and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984213266902771
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