Respiration-related rhythmic activity in the rostral medulla of newborn rats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Onimaru, Hiroshi ^a   Kumagawa, Yuko ^a   Homma, Ikuo ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARAFACIAL RESPIRATORY GROUP; PRE BOTZINGER COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; FACIAL NERVE; INHALATION; INTRALAMINAR THALAMIC NUCLEI; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; POTASSIUM; RATS; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33744937354     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01175.2005     Document Type: Article

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