In vitro responses of neurons in the periaqueductal gray to hypoxia and hypercapnia

Brain Research

Volumn 835, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-203

  Kramer, Jeffery M ^a   Nolan, Patrick C ^a   Waldrop, Tony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypercapnia; Hypoxia; In vitro; Periaqueductal Gray

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOXIA; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA, BRAIN; MALE; NEURONS; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033600496     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01578-4     Document Type: Article

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