Endogenous rhythm generation in the pre-Bötzinger complex and ionic currents: Modelling and in vitro studies

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-257

  Rybak, Ilya A ^a   Shevtsova, Natalia A ^a   St John, Walter M ^b   Paton, Julian F R ^c   Pierrefiche, Olivier ^d  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie   (France)

Author keywords

Computational modelling; Potassium channels; Rat; Respiratory rhythm; Transverse slices

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOPYRIDINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; RILUZOLE; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; ION CURRENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRE BOTZINGER COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHYTHM; SODIUM CURRENT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PERIODICITY; POISONS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; RATS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RILUZOLE; SODIUM; SODIUM CYANIDE;

EID: 0042944256     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02739.x     Document Type: Article

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