Modulation of Bulbospinal Rostral Ventral Lateral Medulla Neurons by Hypoxia/Hypercapnia but Not Medullary Respiratory Activity

Hypertension

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1491-1497

  Boychuk, Carie R ^a   Woerman, Amanda L ^a   Mendelowitz, David ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

bulbospinal; cardiorespiratory; hypercapnia; hypoxia; respiration; rostral ventral lateral medulla; sympathetic

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLYCINE; GLYCINE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BREATHING; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; MYELENCEPHALON; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSTRAL VENTRAL LATERAL MEDULLA; VAGUS NERVE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; HYPERCAPNIA; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY CENTER; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84870249637     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.197954     Document Type: Article

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