Maturational changes in pontine and medullary alpha-adrenoceptor influences on respiratory rhythm generation in neonatal rats

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 165, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Corcoran, Andrea E ^a,b   Milsom, William K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptors; Medulla; Noradrenaline; Pons; Postnatal development; Rat; Respiratory rhythm

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EXCITATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATECHOLAMINES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PONS; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 60449111732     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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