Distribution of bulbospinal γ-aminobutyric acid-synthesizing neurons of the ventral respiratory group of the rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 411, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 130-144

  Ellenberger, Howard H ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Respiration

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; FLUOROGOLD; GABAERGIC RECEPTOR AFFECTING AGENT; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CELL LABELING; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTONEURON; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; COLCHICINE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PHRENIC NERVE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SPINAL CORD; STILBAMIDINES; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 0033575747     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19990816)411:1<130::AID-CNE10>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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