Retinal Vessel Diameter Responses to Central Electrical Stimulation in the Rat: Effect of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition | Zendy

Clemens Strohmaier | Zendy; Karolina Motloch | Zendy; Christian Runge | Zendy; Andrea Trost | Zendy; Barbara Bogner | Zendy; Alexandra Kaser-Eichberger | Zendy; Falk Schrödl | Zendy; Markus Lenzhofer | Zendy; Herbert A. Reitsamer | Zendy

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Retinal Vessel Diameter Responses to Central Electrical Stimulation in the Rat: Effect of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition

Author(s) -

Clemens Strohmaier,

Karolina Motloch,

Christian Runge,

Andrea Trost,

Barbara Bogner,

Alexandra Kaser-Eichberger,

Falk Schrödl,

Markus Lenzhofer,

Herbert A. Reitsamer

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.16-19452

Subject(s) - stimulation , retinal , nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , mean arterial pressure , anesthesia , medicine , chemistry , blood pressure , pentobarbital , endocrinology , heart rate , ophthalmology

Recent histological data suggest autonomic innervation of the central retinal artery. In the present study, we investigated the effect of electrical brain stem stimulation at the superior salivatory nucleus (SSN) on the retinal vessel diameter in rats and whether nitric oxide mediates a possible effect.

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