Models of respiratory rhythm generation in the pre-Botzinger complex. I. Bursting pacemaker neurons

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 382-397

  Butera Jr , Robert J ^a,b,d   Rinzel, John ^a,c   Smith, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; HYPOTHESIS; MAMMAL; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PACEMAKER; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CURRENT;

EID: 0344848562     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.82.1.382     Document Type: Article

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