Gender differentiation of the chemoreflex during growth at high altitude: Functional and neurochemical studies

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 4 47-4, 2000, Pages

  Joseph, V ^a,b,c   Soliz, J ^b   Pequignot, J ^a   Sempore B ^a   Cottet Emard, J M ^a   Dalmaz, Y ^a   Favier, R ^a   Spielvogel, H ^b   Pequignot, J M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^c UMR 5578 CNRS Univ   (France)

Author keywords

Brain stem noradrenergic neurons; Carotid bodies; Development

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; HEMATOCRIT; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034001225     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.2000.278.4.r806     Document Type: Article

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