Essential role of Phox2b-expressing ventrolateral brainstem neurons in the chemosensory control of inspiration and expiration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 37, 2010, Pages 12466-12473

  Marina, Nephtali ^a   Abdala, Ana P ^b   Trapp, Stefan ^c   Li, Aihua ^d   Nattie, Eugene E ^d   Hewinson, James ^b   Smith, Jeffrey C ^e   Paton, Julian F R ^b   Gourine, Alexander V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLATOSTATIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; PHOX2B PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENKEPHALIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; NBPHOX PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN STEM; CHEMORECEPTOR; CONSCIOUSNESS; DROSOPHILA; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXPIRATORY FLOW; HYPERCAPNIA; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; EXHALATION; GENETICS; INHALATION; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE CELL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENKEPHALINS; EXHALATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INHALATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RATS, WISTAR; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77956843436     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3141-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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