Does the motor cortical control of the diaphragm 'bypass' the brain stem respiratory centres in man?

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-117

  Corfield, D R ^a   Murphy, K ^a   Guz, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control of breathing, motor control, diaphragm; Mammals, humans; Methods, transcranial magnetic stimulation; Muscle, diaphragm, cortical control, respiratory centres

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; DIAPHRAGM; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MAGNETICS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; THUMB;

EID: 0031732061     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(98)00083-8     Document Type: Article

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