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Mechanisms Involved in the Cerebrovascular Dilator Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate in Cerebral Cortex
(East Carolina University, 2007-11)
Glutamate and its synthetic analogues N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), kainate, and alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA) are potent dilator agents in the cerebral circulation. The close linkage between ...
Disrupted Adiponectin-Connexin43 Signaling Underlies Exacerbated Myocardial Dysfunction in Diabetic Female Rats
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)
The 2015 American Heart Association scientific statement has advocated for sex- specific research to understand the paradoxically higher sensitivity of women to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-associated cardiovascular ...
Central GPR109A Mediates Neuronal Oxidative Stress and Pressor Response in Conscious Rats
(East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)
The primary goal of this study was to characterize the role of GPR109A in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) in blood pressure (BP) regulation and to elucidate the mechanisms involved in the hypertensive response ...