Quantifying Acute Changes in Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Response to Central Nervous System Manipulations in Anesthetized RatsAnne M. Fink 1, Caron Dean 2
1Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin and Zablocki VA Medical Center
Methods for measuring sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to central nervous system (CNS) manipulations are important for advancing neuroscience. This protocol was developed to assist scientists with measuring and quantifying acute changes in renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) in anesthetized rats (non-survival).