An overview of phrenic nerve and diaphragm muscle development in the perinatal rat

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 779-786

  Greer, John J ^a   Allan, Douglas W ^a   Martin Caraballo, Miguel ^a   Lemke, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axon outgrowth; Myogenesis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL MATURATION; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MEMBRANE BINDING; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0033049558     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.86.3.779     Document Type: Review

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