Trigeminocardiac reflex by mandibular extension on rat pial microcirculation: role of nitric oxide.

In the present study we have extended our previous findings about the effects of 10 minutes of passive mandibular extension in anesthetized Wistar rats. By prolonging the observation time to 3 hours, we showed that 10 minutes mandibular extension caused a significant reduction of the mean arterial b...

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Main Authors: Dominga Lapi, Giuseppe Federighi, M Paola Fantozzi, Cristina Del Seppia, Sergio Ghione, Antonio Colantuoni, Rossana Scuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4281058?pdf=render