PMID: 9180206May 16, 1997Paper

Expression of c-fos in bulbar nuclei involved in cardiovascular control following the electrical stimulation of sensorimotor cortex in the rat

Neuroscience Letters
O Doutrelant-ViltartH Sequeira

Abstract

Previous studies have shown that electrical stimulation of the sensorimotor cortex (SMC) induces responses of the autonomic nervous system such as variations in heart rate and arterial pressure. Neuroanatomical studies have shown the existence of monosynaptic projections from the SMC to the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS), the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) and the dorsal nucleus of the vagus nerve (DNV), which are bulbar nuclei involved in cardiovascular control. The aim of the present study was to establish whether there exists a functional connectivity between the SMC and these nuclei. Electrical stimulation applied to the SMC of 7 rats for 1 h induced the expression of c-fos-protein-like immunoreactivity in the nucleus of some neurons in NTS, RVLM and DNV. These data support the view that the SMC has functional connections with bulbar neurons involved in cardiovascular control.

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