Calcium imaging of neuronal activity in the most rostral parafacial respiratory group of the newborn rat

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-77

  Onimaru, Hiroshi ^a   Dutschmann, Mathias ^b,c  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; In vitro; Medulla; Newborn rat; Parafacial; Phox2b; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ANILINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUO 8 AM; FLUO-8 AM; FLUORESCENT DYE; POTASSIUM; TETRODOTOXIN; XANTHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; DRUG EFFECT; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RESPIRATION CENTER; VOLTAGE SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING; WISTAR RAT;

ANILINE COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUORESCENT DYES; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TETRODOTOXIN; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING; XANTHENES;

EID: 84859249648     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-011-0179-2     Document Type: Article

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