CrossTalk opposing view: The pre-Bötzinger complex is not essential for respiratory depression following systemic administration of opioid analgesics

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 592, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1163-1166

  Lalley, Peter M ^a   Pilowsky, Paul M ^b   Forster, Hubert V ^c   Zuperku, Edward J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; REMIFENTANIL; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 4 METHYLPHENYLALANINE 5 GLYCINE]; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRADYPNEA; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING RATE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; PHRENIC NERVE; PONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TIDAL VOLUME; AGONISTS; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTONEURON; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; BRAIN STEM; ENKEPHALIN, ALA(2)-MEPHE(4)-GLY(5)-; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; PONS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY RATE;

EID: 84896040360     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.258830     Document Type: Article

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