Differential regulation of the central neural cardiorespiratory system by metabotropic neurotransmitters

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 364, Issue 1529, 2009, Pages 2537-2552

  Pilowsky, Paul M ^a   Lung, Mandy S Y ^a   Spirovski, Darko ^a   McMullan, Simon ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Cardiorespiratory integration; Chemoreflex; Peptide; Somatosympathetic

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RESPIRATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 69949095805     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0092     Document Type: Review

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