Descending pathways in the cervical cord of cats affecting blood pressure and sympathetic activity
Descending pathways in the cervical cord of cats affecting blood pressure and sympathetic activity
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猫颈髓的下降通路影响血压和交感神经活动
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2004
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M. Gabriel
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作者:
Michael Illert;M. Gabriel
SummaryIn 13 cats spinalized at C2 the cervical spinal cord (SC) was explored systematically by electrical monopolar stimulation (40 μA or 50 μA) for responses of blood-pressure (BP) and sympathetic activity (renal or splanchnic). Sympathetic responses and BP reactions were elicited from extensive regions of the SC. Stimulation within the dorsal column changed neither BP nor sympathetic mass activity (SMA).
1.An excitatory region increasing BP and enhancing SMA was localized in the dorsal part of the lateral funiculus (LF) and in laminae II–VII of the grey matter. Stimulation just dorsal to the dentate ligament activated the SMA during the whole stimulation period and produced the highest BP increases found.2.An inhibitory region decreasing BP and reducing SMA was revealed in the ventral funiculus, in the ventral part of the LF and lateral to the apex and head of the dorsal horn. The reduced SMA responses showed various courses which were not associated with distinct SC regions.3.Stimulation within the transitional zones between excitatory and inhibitory areas could change the BP and SMA independent of one another.4.It is assumed that the responses of stimulation indicate an excitation of descending pathways. The connection of these pathways with supraspinal systems controlling spinal sympathetic activity is discussed.