The morphology and connections of neurons in the gasping centre of adult rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1237-1244

  Fung, M L ^a   Huang, Q ^a   Zhou, D ^a   St John, W M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

gasping; medulla; Neurobiotin; respiration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; AXONS; BIOTIN; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0031013523     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00453-8     Document Type: Article

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