Cardiovascular control is vulnerable to forced high sodium consumption during the per-
inatal period, inducing programming effects, with anatomical and molecular changes at the …

The effects of 17β-estradiol (E) on the distribution and density of brainstem projections of
small or large diameter primary vagal afferents were investigated in Wistar rats using …

Autonomic neuropathy contributes to cardiovascular derangements induced by
endotoxemia. In this communication, we tested the hypothesis that androgenic hormones …

We have previously reported that estrogen (E2) exacerbates the depressant effect of chronic
nicotine on arterial baroreceptor activity in female rats. Here, we tested the hypothesis that …

Background Chronic nicotine administration impairs reflex chronotropic responses that
follow arterial baroreceptor unloading in female rats with repleted, but not depleted …

Abstract Urocortin-1 (UCN-1), a neuropeptide closely related to the hypothalamic hormone
corticotropin-releasing factor, has been associated with stress, feeding behaviors …

Abstract Endothelin-1 1–31 (ET-1 1–31) is a 31-amino-acid vasoactive peptide that plays an
important role in the regulation of cardiovascular function. However, the cardiovascular …

Introduction: Cisplatin (CP) therapy may disturb cardiovascular system control. The objective
of this study was to find baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) in CP-induced nephrotoxicity in rats …