Convergence of pattern generator outputs on a common mechanism of diaphragm motor unit recruitment

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 209, Issue , 2014, Pages 309-329

  Mantilla, Carlos B ^a,b   Seven, Yasin B ^b   Sieck, Gary C ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaphragm muscle; Inspiration; Motor unit; Respiratory muscles; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; COUGHING; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; LUNG VENTILATION; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR SYSTEM; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOCALIZATION; ANIMAL; DIAPHRAGM; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATORS; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84921534350     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63274-6.00016-3     Document Type: Chapter

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