Phrenic nerve responses to chemical stimulation of the subregions of ventral medullary respiratory neuronal group in the rat

Brain Research

Volumn 821, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 443-460

  Chitravanshi, V C ^a   Sapru, H N ^a  

^a New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Botzinger complex; Cardiopulmonary receptor; Carotid chemoreceptor; cVRG; Pre Botzinger complex; Respiratory neuron; rVRG

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BREATHING REFLEX; CAROTID BODY CHEMORECEPTOR; MALE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTORS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; RESPIRATION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033550931     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01139-7     Document Type: Article

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