Roles of the pontine pneumotaxic and micturition centers in respiratory inhibition during bladder contractions

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-25

  Gdovin, M J ^a,b   Knuth, S L ^a   Bartlett Jr , D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

control of breathing; mammals, cat; nerve, phrenic, hypoglossal; pneumotaxic center; pons, micturition center

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MAMMAL; MICTURITION; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHRENIC NERVE; PONS; RESPIRATION; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION;

EID: 0030940604     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(96)00088-6     Document Type: Article

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