The pre-Botzinger complex and phase-spanning neurons in the adult rat

Brain Research

Volumn 809, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 204-213

  Sun, Qi Jian ^a,b   Goodchild, Ann K ^a,b   Chalmers, John P ^a,b   Pilowsky, Paul M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medulla oblongata; Nucleus ambiguus; Propriobulbar neuron; Rhythm generation; Ventral respiratory group; Ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; ACTION POTENTIAL; AGE; ANIMAL; BREATHING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOTONEURON; NERVE FIBER; PERIODICITY; PHRENIC NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VAGOTOMY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; AXONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOMOCYSTEINE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION; SPINAL CORD; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0032476207     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00872-5     Document Type: Article

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