Control of human inspiratory motoneurones during voluntary and involuntary contractions

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-33

  Hudson, Anna L ^a   Gandevia, Simon C ^a   Butler, Jane E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Involuntary and voluntary contractions; Motoneurones; Respiratory muscles; Spinal distribution networks

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; BRAIN CORTEX; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENIOGLOSSUS; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY MOTONEURON; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; REVIEW; RIB; SPINAL CORD; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; ZEBRA FISH;

HUMANS; INHALATION; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES;

EID: 80053242728     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.06.010     Document Type: Review

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