STIMULATION-INDUCED SETTING OF POSTURAL MUSCLE TONE IN THE DECEREBRATE RAT

被引:9
作者
IWAHARA, T [1 ]
WALL, PT [1 ]
GARCIARILL, E [1 ]
SKINNER, RD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ARKANSAS MED SCI HOSP,DEPT ANAT 510,4301 W MARKHAM,LITTLE ROCK,AR 72205
关键词
POSTURAL MUSCLE TONE; DORSAL TEGMENTAL FIELD; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL FIELD; RAT; BLOOD PRESSURE;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(91)90155-O
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
These studies demonstrate the presence of pontomedullary areas in the rat brainstem which, when stimulated electrically, serve to set postural muscle tone in the hindlimbs. Low amplitude stimulation of the dorsal tegmental field (DTF) was found to inhibit postural muscle tone and, in some rats, was found to decrease mean arterial pressure. Low amplitude stimulation of the ventral tegmental field (VTF) was found to increase postural muscle tone and, in all cases tested, was found to increase mean arterial pressure.
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