Chemical activation of C1-C2 spinal neurons modulates activity of thoracic respiratory interneurons in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 4 52-4, 2002, Pages

  Qin, C ^a   Farber, J P ^a   Chandler, M J ^a   Foreman, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal cord; Glutamate; Propriospinal; Respiration; Thoracic spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CELL STIMULATION; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERNEURON; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0036786459     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00054.2002     Document Type: Article

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