Pre-Botzinger complex functions as a central hypoxia chemosensor for respiration in vivo

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2854-2868

  Solomon, Irene C ^a,b   Edelman, Norman H ^a,b   Neubauer, Judith A ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEIC ACID; SODIUM CYANIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; CAT; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOXIA; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CENTER; VAGOTOMY; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ASPHYXIA; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMORECEPTOR; DRUG EFFECT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; ASPHYXIA; CATS; CHEMORECEPTORS; HOMOCYSTEINE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROINJECTIONS; PERIODICITY; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SODIUM CYANIDE; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0033625367     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.5.2854     Document Type: Article

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