Stimulation of the midbrain periaqueductal gray modulates preinspiratory neurons in the ventrolateral medulla in the rat in vivo

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 521, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 3083-3098

  Subramanian, Hari H ^a,b   Holstege, Gert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Inspiration; Periaqueductal gray; Pre B tzinger; Pre I neuron; Respiration; emotional behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MOVEMENT; FIGHT AND FLIGHT FREEZING; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREINSPIRATORY NEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; TACHYPNEA; VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA;

INSPIRATION; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PRE-BÖTZINGER; PRE-I NEURON; RESPIRATION; EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HOMOCYSTEINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84880605393     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23334     Document Type: Article

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