Connections from upper cervical inspiratory neurons to phrenic and intercostal motoneurons studied with cross-correlation in the decerebrate rat

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 196-204

  Tian, G F ^a   Duffin, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross correlation; Decerebration; Phrenic and intercostal motoneurons; Rat; Respiration; Upper cervical inspiratory neurons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTRODE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0029942265     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00228551     Document Type: Article

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