The nucleus of the solitary tract and the coordination of respiratory and sympathetic activities

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 5 JUN, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zoccal, Daniel B ^a   Furuya, Werner I ^a   Bassi, Mirian ^a   Colombari, Débora S A ^a   Colombari, Eduardo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory coupling; Chemoreflex; Neurotransmission; NTS; Respiration; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; BLOOD GAS; BREATHING; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REVIEW; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84904389126     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00238     Document Type: Review

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