Pontine nitric oxide modulates acetylcholine release, rapid eye movement sleep generation, and respiratory rate

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 774-785

  Leonard, Timothy O ^a   Lydic, Ralph ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; halothane anesthesia; nitric oxide; pons; REM sleep; respiratory control; reticular formation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; HALOTHANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NONREM SLEEP; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETICULAR FORMATION; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0031021090     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-02-00774.1997     Document Type: Article

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