Activation of the retrotrapezoid nucleus by posterior hypothalamic stimulation

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 587, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5121-5138

  Fortuna, Michal G ^a   Stornetta, Ruth L ^a   West, Gavin H ^a   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPEROXIA; HYPOCAPNIA; IN VIVO STUDY; LOCOMOTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHRENIC NERVE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RETROTRAPEZOID NUCLEUS; SINGLE UNIT ACTIVITY; STEADY STATE; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL RESPIRATION; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; FIRING RATE; HYPOTHALAMIC STIMULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; PHRENIC NERVE DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 70450214121     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2009.176875     Document Type: Article

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