Increased cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in ovine heart failure is reduced by lesion of the area postrema, but not lamina terminalis

Yonis Abukar; Rohit Ramchandra; Sally G Hood; Michael J McKinley; Lindsea C Booth; Song T Yao; Clive N May

Journal article

Increased cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in ovine heart failure is reduced by lesion of the area postrema, but not lamina terminalis

Yonis Abukar, Rohit Ramchandra, Sally G Hood, Michael J McKinley, Lindsea C Booth, Song T Yao, Clive N May

Basic Research in Cardiology | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1007/s00395-018-0695-9

University of Melbourne Researchers

Clive May Author Biochemistry and Pharmacology

Song Yao Author Anatomy and Physiology

Michael McKinley Author Anatomy and Physiology

Lindsea Booth Author Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC) (APP1128108) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. L. C. Booth was the recipient of a NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1054619).