Invited review: Neural network plasticity in respiratory control

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1242-1252

  Morris, K F ^a   Baekey, D M ^a   Nuding, S C ^a   Dick, T E ^b   Shannon, R ^a   Lindsey, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cough; Hypoxia; Memory; Raphe; Ventral respiratory group

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

BRAIN STEM; CAROTID BODY CHEMORECEPTOR; COUGHING; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MEMORY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0037369389     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00715.2002     Document Type: Review

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