Distribution and connections of inspiratory premotor neurons in the brainstem of the pigeon (Columba livia)

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 379, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 347-362

  Reinke, H ^a   Wild, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

BDA; birds; respiration; rostral ventral respiratory group (rVRG); vocalization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING PATTERN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0031050206     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19970317)379:3<347::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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