Regulation of Respiration

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 297, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 138-143

  Berger, Albert J ^a   Mitchell, Robert A ^a   Severinghaus, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; EFFERENT NERVE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LUNG; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PONS; REFLEX; RESPIRATION CENTER; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMAL; BRAIN STEM; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HUMAN; LUNG; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL INHIBITION; PONS; REFLEX; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SPINAL CORD; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017780768     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197707212970305     Document Type: Review

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