The Kölliker-Fuse nucleus gates the postinspiratory phase of the respiratory cycle to control inspiratory off-switch and upper airway resistance in rat

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1071-1084

  Dutschmann, Mathias ^a   Herbert, Horst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apneusis; Eupnoea; Larynx; Pneumotaxic centre; Upper airway; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ARECAIDINE; CENTRAL INTERMEDIATE SUBSTANCE; GLUTAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; APNEUSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN NUCLEUS; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING; BREATHING DISORDER; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; LARYNX; LUNG RECEPTOR; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PONS; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME; VOCALIZATION;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS; PHRENIC NERVE; PONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER;

EID: 33747604351     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04981.x     Document Type: Article

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