Microinjection of DLH into the region of the caudal ventral respiratory column in the cat: Evidence for an endogenous cough-suppressant mechanism

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1014-1021

  Poliacek, Ivan ^a,b   Corrie, Lu Wen Chi ^a   Wang, Cheng ^a   Rose, Melanie J ^a   Bolser, Donald C ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b University Teaching Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Brain stem; Excitatory amino acid; Laryngeal; Ventral respiratory group

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; HOMOCYSTEIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CAT; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROINJECTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATS; COUGH; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NEURONS, EFFERENT;

EID: 33847713748     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00616.2006     Document Type: Article

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