Reflex inhibition of human inspiratory muscles in response to contralateral phrenic nerve stimulation

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-96

  Butler, Jane E ^a   McKenzie, David K ^a,b   Gandevia, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afferentsphrenic; Mammalshuman; Musclediaphragm; Nervephrenic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NECK MUSCLE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDER; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0141794180     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9048(03)00161-7     Document Type: Article

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