Cell-cell coupling between CO2-excited neurons in the dorsal medulla oblongata

Neuroscience

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-57

  Huang, R Q ^a,b   Erlichman, J S ^a,c   Dean, J B ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNT   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central chemoreceptors; Dorsal motor nucleus; Electrotonic coupling; Gap junction; Intracellular pH; Nucleus tractus solitarius

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BIOCYTIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LUCIFER YELLOW;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL PH; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERCAPNIA; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RATS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030798433     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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