Retrotrapezoid nucleus, respiratory chemosensitivity and breathing automaticity

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-68

  Guyenet, Patrice G ^a   Bayliss, Douglas A ^a   Stornetta, Ruth L ^a   Fortuna, Michal G ^a   Abbott, Stephen B G ^b   DePuy, Seth D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breathing; Central chemoreceptors; Parafacial respiratory group; Phox2b; Retrotrapezoid nucleus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; BREATHING; CELL FUNCTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; RETROTRAPEZOID NUCLEUS; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE NET; PHRENIC NERVE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 68949181266     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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