Medullary lateral tegmental field neurons influence the timing and pattern of phrenic nerve activity in cats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 521-530

  Orer, Hakan S ^a,b   Gebber, Gerard L ^a   Barman, Susan M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central respiratory rate; Excitatory and inhibitory amino acid receptors; Expiratory duration; Inspiratory duration; Inspiratory burst amplitude

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; STRYCHNINE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXHALATION; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GLYCINE AGENTS; INHALATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR NEURONS; NITROGEN MUSTARD COMPOUNDS; PHRENIC NERVE; PYRIDAZINES; QUINOXALINES; RECEPTORS, AMINO ACID; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STRYCHNINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746720169     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00059.2006     Document Type: Article

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