Baclofen eliminates cluster lung breathing of the tadpole brainstem, in vitro

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-16

  Straus, Christian ^a,b,c   Wilson, Richard J A ^a   Tezenas Du Montcel, Sophie ^c   Remmers, John E ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

^b site Pitié Salpêtrière   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Control of breathing; Episodic ventilation; Isolated brainstem; Rana catesbeiana; Tadpole

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GILL; LUNG VENTILATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; REVIEW; TADPOLE;

EID: 0034730863     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01422-1     Document Type: Article

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