Brainstem and spinal projections of augmenting expiratory neurons in the rat

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-51

  Ezure, Kazuhisa ^a   Tanaka, Ikuko ^a   Saito, Yoshiaki ^a,b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axonal projection; B tzinger complex; Intracellular labeling; Neurobiotin; Pons; VRG

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER;

EID: 0037223616     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(02)00197-9     Document Type: Article

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