Excitatory amino acid-mediated chemoreflex excitation of respiratory neurones in rostral ventrolateral medulla in rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 492, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 559-571

  Sun, Miao Kun ^a   Reis, Donald J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; KYNURENIC ACID; SODIUM CYANIDE; XANTHURENIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; EXHALATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; INHALATION; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029984602     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021329     Document Type: Article

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