Vesicular glutamate transporter 2 is required for central respiratory rhythm generation but not for locomotor central pattern generation

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 47, 2006, Pages 12294-12307

  Wallén Mackenzie, Åsa ^a   Gezelius, Henrik ^a   Thoby Brisson, Muriel ^b   Nygård, Anna ^a   Enjin, Anders ^a   Fujiyama, Fumino ^c   Fortin, Gilles ^b   Kullander, Klas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Development; Glutamate; Network; Physiology; Respiration; Rhythm; Transmitter

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING RATE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GENE DELETION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LOCOMOTION; MORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; BODY PATTERNING; EMBRYO; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLYCINE AGENTS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR NEURONS; PERIODICITY; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPINAL CORD; STRYCHNINE; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 33751314762     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3855-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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