Early abnormalities of post-sigh breathing in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-182

  Voituron, N ^a   Zanella, S ^a   Menuet, C ^a   Lajard, A M ^a   Dutschmann, M ^a   Hilaire, G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Bradypnoea; Breathing symptoms; MeCP2; Post sigh apnoea; Sigh

Indexed keywords

METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING PATTERN; GENE MUTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POST SIGH BREATHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RETT SYNDROME; TIDAL VOLUME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANOXIA; APNEA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERCALCEMIA; MALE; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; RETT SYNDROME; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 75449117849     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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