Respiratory and Mayer wave-related discharge patterns of raphe and pontine neurons change with vagotomy

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 189-202

  Morris, K F ^a   Nuding, S C ^a   Segers, L S ^a   Baekey, D M ^b   Shannon, R ^a   Lindsey, B G ^a   Dick, T E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing; Pons; Respiratory motor pattern

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CAT; MALE; NERVE CELL; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PONS; RAPHE NUCLEUS; VAGOTOMY;

ANIMALS; CATS; MALE; NEURONS; PERIODICITY; PONS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RESPIRATION; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 77954343459     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01324.2009     Document Type: Article

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