Segmental responses of abdominal motoneurons in decerebrate cats

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-34

  Iscoe, Steve ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control of breathing, respiratory reflexes; Mammals, cat; Muscles, respiratory, innervation; Stimulation, electrical, segmental responses

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CAT; DECEREBRATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ANIMALS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MOTOR NEURONS; PHRENIC NERVE; REFLEX; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033883111     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(00)00138-9     Document Type: Article

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