To breathe or not to breathe? That is the question

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Spyer, K Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; BREATHING; BREATHING REFLEX; CAROTID BODY; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL;

EID: 58149123486     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: 1469445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2008.043109     Document Type: Conference Paper

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