Presence of vasomotor and respiratory rhythms in the discharge of single medullary neurons involved in the regulation of cardiovascular system

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 116-122

  Montano, Nicola ^a,b,c   Gnecchi Ruscone, Tomaso ^a,b,c   Porta, Alberto ^d   Lombardi, Federico ^a,b,c   Malliani, Alberto ^a,b,c   Barman, Susan M ^e  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoregressive spectral analysis; Caudal raphe nucleus; Caudal ventrolateral medulla; Lateral tegmental field; Rostral ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; DECEREBRATION; HEART RATE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0030063360     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(95)00113-1     Document Type: Article

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