Optical imaging of respiratory neuron activity from the dorsal view of the lower brainstem

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-301

  Onimaru, Hiroshi ^a   Homma, Ikuo ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Imaging; In vitro; Locus coeruleus; Medulla; Newborn; Optical recording; Pons; Rat; Respiration

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DYE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PONS; PONS ANGLE; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN STEM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLUORESCENT DYES; LOCUS COERULEUS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; PHENTOLAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 17844408659     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2005.04187.x     Document Type: Article

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