Differential activation among five human inspiratory motoneuron pools during tidal breathing

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 772-780

  Saboisky, Julian P ^a   Gorman, Robert B ^a   De Troyer, André ^b   Gandevia, Simon C ^a,c   Butler, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breathing; Human; Inspiratory muscles; Motor unit; Respiratory control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LUNG INNERVATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALENE MUSCLE; TIDAL VOLUME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 33846868857     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00683.2006     Document Type: Article

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