Neuroanatomical characteristics of the human pre-Bötzinger complex and its involvement in neurodegenerative brainstem diseases

Brain

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-35

  Schwarzacher, Stephan W ^a   Rüb, Udo ^a   Deller, Thomas ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

brainstem; multiple system atrophy; pre B tzinger complex; respiratory control; spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; SOMATOSTATIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MONOAMINE NERVE CELL; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PRE BOTZINGER COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 78650709726     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq327     Document Type: Article

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