Isolated in vitro brainstem-spinal cord preparations remain important tools in respiratory neurobiology

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Johnson, Stephen M ^a   Turner, Sara M ^a   Huxtable, Adrianne G ^a   Ben Mabrouk, Faiza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Respiratory motor; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; NICOTINE; PROPOFOL;

BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM SPINAL CORD PREPARATION; BREATHING; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL ISOLATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EXHALATION; GENE MUTATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INHALATION; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY MOTOR OUTPUT; RESPIRATORY MOTOR PLASTICITY; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; RESPIRATORY SPINAL MOTONEURON; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPINAL CORD; SWALLOWING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; NEUROBIOLOGY; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 83555179147     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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