Pacemakers handshake synchronization mechanism of mammalian respiratory rhythmogenesis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 46, 2008, Pages 18000-18005

  Wittmeier, Steffen ^a   Song, Gang ^a   Duffin, James ^b   Poon, Chi Sang ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entrainment; Parafacial respiratory group; Postinhibitory rebound; PreB tzinger complex; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HEART RHYTHM; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAMMALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 56649102271     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0809377105     Document Type: Article

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