Neurosteroid modulation of respiratory rhythm in rats during the perinatal period

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 574, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 535-546

  Ren, Jun ^a   Greer, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; MUSCIMOL; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 33745747404     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2006.108829     Document Type: Article

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