The brainstem network involved in coordination of inspiratory activity and cholinergic outflow to the airways

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-161

  Haxhiu, M A ^a   Erokwu, B O ^a   Cherniack, N S ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway; Bronchomotor control; Bulbospinal neurons; Cervical spinal cord; NTS; Parasympathetic nervous system; Pseudorabies virus; Ventral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CHOLINERGIC FIBERS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; LUNG; NEURONS, EFFERENT; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION; STILBAMIDINES; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0030572887     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(96)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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