Thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulates perinatal rat respiration in vitro

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 5 40-5, 1996, Pages

  Greer, John J ^a   Al Zubaidy, Zaidoon ^a   Carter, Jo Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

apnea; fetal; neonate

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

EID: 0029903355     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.5.r1160     Document Type: Article

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