The role of spiking and bursting pacemakers in the neuronal control of breathing

Journal of Biological Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 241-261

  Ramirez, Jan Marino ^a,b   Koch, Henner ^a   Garcia III, Alfredo J ^a   Doi, Atsushi ^a,b   Zanella, Sebastien ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bursting; Calcium activated non specific cation current; Pacemaker; Persistent sodium current; preB tzinger complex; Respiration; Rhythm generation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMPA RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 4; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 5;

BREATHING MECHANICS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; REVIEW; SODIUM CURRENT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79959794631     PISSN: 00920606     EISSN: 15730689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10867-011-9214-z     Document Type: Review

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