Brainstem respiratory networks: Building blocks and microcircuits

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 152-162

  Smith, Jeffrey C ^a   Abdala, Ana P L ^b   Borgmann, Anke ^a   Rybak, Ilya A ^c   Paton, Julian F R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Breathing; Breathing disorders; Respiratory central pattern generator

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; BREATHING PATTERN; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PONTINE NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN STEM; CHEMORECEPTOR CELLS; EXHALATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INHALATION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; PONS; RAPHE NUCLEI; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SPINAL CORD; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84875261242     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: 1878108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2012.11.004     Document Type: Review

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