Noeud vital for breathing in the brainstem: Gasping-yes, eupnoea-Doubtful

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1529, 2009, Pages 2625-2633

  St John, Walter M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Eupnoea; Gasping; In situ preparations; In vitro preparations; In vivo preparations

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATION;

EID: 69949092071     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0080     Document Type: Review

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