Prenatal development of central rhythm generation

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 146-155

  Champagnat, Jean ^a   Morin Surun, Marie Pierre ^a   Bouvier, Julien ^a   Thoby Brisson, Muriel ^a,b   Fortin, Gilles ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR 5287   (France)

Author keywords

Calcium sensors; Central Congenital Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS); Chemosensitivity; Embryonic motility; Foetal breathing; Left right coordination; Neural tube; Neuronal oscillators; Parafacial complex (e pF); Pre B tzinger complex (preB tC); Progenitors; Rhombomeres; Ventricular zone

Indexed keywords

EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 2; ROBO3 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ATOH1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DBX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ENVX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR HOXA10; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LBX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHOX2B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; BREATHING PATTERN; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE INACTIVATION; HYPOVENTILATION; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATOR; PONTINE GLIOMA; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY RHYTHM; REVIEW; RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; MICE; RESPIRATORY CENTER;

EID: 79960698603     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.013     Document Type: Review

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