Respiratory-related neurons of the fastigial nucleus in response to chemical and mechanical challenges

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1177-1184

  Xu, Fadi ^a   Frazier, Donald T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebellum; hypercapnia; lung inflation; movement of skeletal muscles; respiratory control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG RECEPTOR; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRETCH RECEPTOR;

EID: 0030900654     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1997.82.4.1177     Document Type: Article

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