Electrophysiological properties of rostral ventrolateral medulla presympathetic neurons modulated by the respiratory network in rats

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 19223-19237

  Moraes, Davi J A ^a   da Silva, Melina P ^a   Bonagamba, Leni G H ^a   Mecawi, André S ^a   Zoccal, Daniel B ^a   Antunes Rodrigues, José ^a   Varanda, Wamberto A ^a   Machado, Benedito H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bulbospinal RVLM presympathetic neurons; Chronic intermittent hypoxia; Intrinsic electrophysiological properties; Respiratory sympathetic coupling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CHRONIC INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER NERVE CELL; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA; SPIKE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL;

BULBOSPINAL RVLM PRESYMPATHETIC NEURONS; CHRONIC INTERMITTENT HYPOXIA; INTRINSIC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; RESPIRATORY-SYMPATHETIC COUPLING;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BRAIN STEM; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HEART; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS;

EID: 84889015720     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3041-13.2013     Document Type: Article

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