Eupnea of in situ rats persists following blockers of in vitro pacemaker burster activities

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-356

  St John, Walter M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursters; Control of breathing; Eupnea; Gasping

Indexed keywords

CATION CHANNEL; RILUZOLE; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BREATHING; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE; VAGUS NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DECEREBRATE STATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FLUFENAMIC ACID; LUNG; PHRENIC NERVE; RATS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RILUZOLE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 44449164486     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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