Ultrasound measurements of fetal breathing movements in the rat

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 316-320

  Kobayashi, Koichi ^a   Lemke, Robert P ^a   Greer, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diaphragm; Phrenic motoneurons; Rhythmogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; DOXAPRAM;

AGE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS BREATHING; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HYPOXIA; MEASUREMENT; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0034977385     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.1.316     Document Type: Article

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