Respiratory-modulated neuronal activities of the rostral medulla which may generate gasping

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 97-101

  St John, Walter M ^a   Paton, Julian F R ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central neuronal activity; Control of breathinggasping; Eupnea; Gasping; Mammalsrat; Medullarostral; Pattern of breathinggasping

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BREATHING PATTERN; CELL ACTIVITY; EXHALATION; INHALATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL;

EID: 0037446603     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(03)00018-1     Document Type: Article

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