Selective lesion of retrotrapezoid Phox2b-expressing neurons raises the apnoeic threshold in rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 586, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2975-2991

  Takakura, Ana C ^a   Moreira, Thiago S ^a   Stornetta, Ruth L ^b   West, Gavin H ^b   Gwilt, Justin M ^b   Guyenet, Patrice G ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSCIMOL; SAPORIN; SUBSTANCE P; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHOX2B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FACIAL NERVE; INTERNEURON; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; RETROTRAPEZOID NUCLEUS; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; CELL DENSITY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA;

ANIMALS; APNEA; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 45249119097     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.153163     Document Type: Article

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