Neural circuits controlling diaphragm function in the cat revealed by transneuronal tracing

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-152

  Lois, James H ^a   Rice, Cory D ^b   Yates, Bill J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor control; Rabies virus; Respiration; Reticular formation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING MUSCLE; CAT; CEREBELLUM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DIAPHRAGM; FASTIGIAL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; INTERNEURON; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; LOCOMOTION; MESENCEPHALON; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RED NUCLEUS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SURVIVAL TIME; TEGMENTUM; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CATS; DIAPHRAGM; DIENCEPHALON; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; INTERNEURONS; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR NEURONS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PONS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; SPINAL NERVES; STAINING AND LABELING; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 58649102927     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91125.2008     Document Type: Article

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