Afferent modulation of neonatal rat respiratory rhythm in vitro: Cellular and synaptic mechanisms

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 556, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 859-874

  Mellen, Nicholas M ^a   Roham, Maryam ^a   Feldman, Jack L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HERING BREUER REFLEX; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROMODULATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; BREATHING PATTERN; LUNG INFLATION; MOTONEURON; PRE BOTZINGER COMPLEX; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN STEM; EXHALATION; INHALATION; LUNG; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STRYCHNINE; SYNAPSES; VALINE;

EID: 2442705316     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.060673     Document Type: Article

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