Evidence for central chemoreception in the midline raphé

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 108-115

  Bernard, David G ^a,b   Li, Aihua ^a   Nattie, Eugene E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide sensitivity; Central chemoreceptors; Control of breathing; Ventral medulla

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL METABOLISM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS; CHEMORECEPTORS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; PHRENIC NERVE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0030050524     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.80.1.108     Document Type: Article

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