Invited review: The crossed phrenic phenomenon: A model for plasticity in the respiratory pathways following spinal cord injury

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 795-810

  Goshgarian, Harry G ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemidiaphragm; Hemisection; Motor recovery; Paralysis

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ASPHYXIA; BREATHING MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD HEMISECTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPSE; ANIMAL; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONVALESCENCE; DIAPHRAGM; NERVE TRACT; PARALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0037310262     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00847.2002     Document Type: Review

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