Functional anatomical evidence for respiratory rhythmogenic function of endogenous bursters in rat medulla

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 8383-8392

  Mellen, Nicholas M ^a   Mishra, Deepak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE NET; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77954113788     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5510-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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