title: Urethane suppresses renal sympathetic nerve activity in Wistar rats.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effects of urethane on renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in Wistar rats.
  46 rats were randomly allocated in two groups: group A in which rats were injected with urethane; group B in which barbital sodium was used as a control. The changes of RSNA, blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) of each group were evaluated and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared to the control group, the value of RSNA, BP and HR were all significant decreased in rats of group A after urethane injection (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that urethane could affect RSNA through somatosensory system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Weihui, Henan Province, China. gengfuwang@yeah.net.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007668:Kidney / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D014520:Urethane / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D014520:Urethane