Neural control of breathing: Insights from genetic mouse models

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1522-1530

  Gaultier, C ^a,b   Gallego, J ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; Newborn mice; Prader Willi syndrome; Rett syndrome; Whole body plethysmography

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BREATHING PATTERN; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; GENETIC MODEL; HYPOVENTILATION; MOUSE; MUTANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BREATHING MECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHENOTYPE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 45149130401     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01266.2007     Document Type: Review

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