Central Neural Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Regulation

Section I Ventral Medullary Mechanisms.- 1. Afferent Inputs to Ventrolateral Medulla.- 2. Widespread Autonomic Afferents to the Nucleus Paragigantocellularis of the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla.- 3. Regulation of Autonomic Cardiovascular Function by the Rostral Ventromedial Medulla.- 4. Flexibility of the Map of Brainstem Neurons with Sympathetic Nerve-Related Activity.- 5. Imidazole Receptors and their Endogenous Ligand in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla: Relationship to the Action of Clonidine on Arterial Pressure.- 6. The Role of the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla in the Synchronization of Respiratory and Sympathetic Functions.- Section II Central Neurotransmitter Systems.- 7. Interaction of Angiotensin II with Catecholamines in the Brain.- 8. Actions of Angiotensin II in the Ventrolateral Medulla Oblongata.- 9. Cardiovascular Actions of Angiotensin II in the Ventrolateral Medulla.- 10. Endorphinergic Neurons in the Brainstem: Role in Cardiovascular Regulation.- 11. Endogenous Opioid Peptides, Glucocorticoids, and Shock: Specificity, Site, and Mechanism of Action.- 12. Neuropeptides in Central Baroreceptor Reflex Pathways.- 13. Adenosine in Central Cardiovascular Control.- Section III Control of Sympathetic Tone, Hypertensive Mechanisms.- 14. Spinal Mechanisms in the Sympathetic Control of Cardiac Function.- 15. The Function of Catecholamines in the Control of Sympathetic Preganglionic Neurons.- 16. Contribution of Forebrain Structures to the Development of Neurogenic Hypertension.- 17. Mechanisms of Differential Cardiovascular Responsiveness to 2-Deoxyglucose-Induced Central Glycopenia in Conscious Spontaneously Hypertensive and Wistar Kyoto Rats.- 18. High-Renin Renal Hypertension Depresses the Baroreflex Control of Heart Rate and Sympathetic Activity.- 19. Opioidergic-Dopaminergic Interaction in Hypertension.