ABSTRACT
First Published in 1994, this book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of reviews of recent literature on the anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology of the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). The chapters are written by internationally recognized experts in the field and include never-before-published data, diagrams, and figures.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Functional Morphology and Chemical Neuroanatomy
chapter Chapter 1|32 pages
Viscerosensory Processing in Nucleus Tractus Solitarii: Structural and Neurochemical Substrates
chapter Chapter 2|16 pages
Central Projections of Baroreceptor and Chemoreceptor Afferent Fibers in the Rat
chapter Chapter 5|18 pages
Volume Transmission in Transmitter Peptide Costoring Neurons in the Medulla Oblongata
part II|2 pages
Central Projections and Functional Neural Connections
chapter Chapter 8|16 pages
Projections From the NTS to the Ventrolateral Medulla: Role in Vasomotor Control
chapter Chapter 9|12 pages
Role of the NTS in the Medullary Respiratory Network Producing Respiratory Movements
part III|2 pages
Synaptic Processing and Integrative Mechanisms in Intrinsic Neural Circuits
chapter Chapter 12|18 pages
Baroreceptor and Chemoreceptor Afferent Processing in the Solitary Tract Nucleus
chapter Chapter 13|6 pages
Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors and Afferent Synaptic Transmission in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius
chapter Chapter 14|14 pages
Serotonergic Mechanisms in Baroreceptor Afferent Processing and Cardiovascular Control By the NTS
part IV|2 pages
Neurotransmitters/Receptors in Mechanisms of Cardiorespiratory Control
chapter Chapter 18|12 pages
Neuroactive Substances in the Control of Cardiovascular and Visceral Responses: An Overview
chapter Chapter 19|10 pages
GABA-Mediated Neural Transmission in Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Control by the NTS
chapter Chapter 20|12 pages
Serotonergic and Catecholaminergic Mechanisms for Baroreflex Regulation in the NTS
chapter Chapter 22|6 pages
Opioids and the Nucleus of the Tractus Solitarius: Effects on Cardiovascular and Baroreflex Function
chapter Chapter 24|14 pages
Role of Substance P and Dopamine in the Mediation and Modulation of Respiratory Responses to Hypoxia
part V|2 pages
Coordination of Autonomic and Viscerobehavioral Response Patterns
