Spinal connections of ventral-group bulbospinal inspiratory neurons studied with cross-correlation in the decerebrate rat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 178-186

  Tian, G F ^a   Duffin, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Intercostal motoneurons; Rat; Upper cervical inspiratory neurons; Ventral group bulbospinal inspiratory neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029782579     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00227296     Document Type: Article

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