Plasticity in the nucleus tractus solitarius and its influence on lung and airway reflexes

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 322-327

  Bonham, Ann C ^a,b   Chen, Chao Yin ^a   Sekizawa, Shin Ichi ^a   Joad, Jesse P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airways; Brain stem; Cough; Intrinsic excitability; Synaptic excitability

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

HERING BREUER REFLEX; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LUNG; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLITARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 33745806180     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00143.2006     Document Type: Review

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