Ontogeny of central chemoreception during fictive gill and lung ventilation in an in vitro brainstem preparation of Rana catesbeiana

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 2063-2072

  Torgerson, C S ^a   Gdovin, M J ^a   Remmers, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central chemoreception; Control of breathing; Gills; Lung; Medulla; Ontogeny; Rana catesbeiana; Rhythm generation; Tadpole; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030795813     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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