Respiratory activity of the neonatal dorsolateral pons in vitro

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 144-152

  Arata, Akiko ^a,b  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brainstem spinal cord preparation; GABAA receptor; K lliker Fuse nucleus (KF); Neonatal rat; NMDA receptor; Nucleus parabrachialis (NPB); Off switch mechanism

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BICUCULLINE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN STEM; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PONS; RATS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD; VALINE;

EID: 68949170677     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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