Chemical activation of C1-C2 spinal neurons modulates intercostal and phrenic nerve activity in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 6 55-6, 2004, Pages

  Lu, Fang ^a   Qin, Chao ^a   Foreman, Robert D ^a   Farber, Jay P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal cord; Glutamate; Propriospinal modulation; Respiration

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; EXPIRATORY FLOW; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERCOSTAL NERVE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; VAGOTOMY; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; EFFERENT NERVE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INNERVATION; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; INTERCOSTAL NERVES; INTERNEURONS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURONS, EFFERENT; PARALYSIS; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 2542523804     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00427.2003     Document Type: Article

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