Depressant effects on inspiratory and expiratory activity produced by chemical activation of Botzinger complex neurons in the rabbit

Brain Research

Volumn 749, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Bongianni, Fulvia ^a   Mutolo, Donatella ^a   Pantaleo, Tito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Botzinger complex; DL Homocysteic acid; Expiration related medullary neurons; Expiratory activity; Nucleus retrofacialis; Rabbit; Respiratory control; Ventral respiratory group

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HOMOCYSTEINE; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS; NEURONS, EFFERENT; RABBITS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0031017182     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01153-5     Document Type: Article

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