Convergence of central respiratory and locomotor rhythms onto single neurons of the lateral reticular nucleus

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 230-242

  Ezure, K ^a   Tanaka, I ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Decerebrate cat; Forelimb locomotion; LRN neurons; Respiratory rhythm

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; LATENT PERIOD; LATERAL RETICULAR NUCLEUS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANIMALS; CATS; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; RESPIRATION; RETICULAR FORMATION;

EID: 0031054467     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02450321     Document Type: Article

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