Concurrent inhibition and excitation of phrenic motoneurons during inspiration: Phase-specific control of excitability

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2368-2380

  Parkis, M A ^a   Dong, X W ^b   Feldman, J L ^c   Funk, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Schering Plow Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; GABA; Neonatal rat; Phrenic motoneuron; Respiration; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; STRYCHNINE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING PATTERN; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

EID: 0033560078     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-06-02368.1999     Document Type: Article

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