Phox2b-expressing neurons of the parafacial region regulate breathing rate, inspiration, and expiration in conscious rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 45, 2011, Pages 16410-16422

  Abbott, Stephen B G ^a   Stornetta, Ruth L ^a   Coates, Melissa B ^a   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNELRHODOPSIN; RHODOPSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PHOX2B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATION; INSPIRATION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RESPIRATION CONTROL; RETROTRAPEZOID NUCLEUS; TIDAL VOLUME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EXHALATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; RATS; REACTION TIME; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY RATE; RHODOPSIN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 80755127200     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3280-11.2011     Document Type: Article

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