Time structure, temporal correlation and coherence of chemosensory impulses propagated through both carotid nerves in cats

Biological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Alcayaga, J ^a   Iturriaga, R ^b   Zapata, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carotid (sinus) nerves; Chemosensory activity; Coherence; Redundancy; Time correlation

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; SODIUM CYANIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS NERVE; CAT; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXIA; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; CAROTID BODY; CAROTID SINUS; CATS; HYPEROXIA; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0030752799     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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