Neuroanatomical and physiological evidence that the retrotrapezoid nucleus/parafacial region regulates expiration in adult rats

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 227, Issue , 2016, Pages 9-22

  Silva, Josiane N ^a   Tanabe, Fabiola M ^a   Moreira, Thiago S ^a   Takakura, Ana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Active expiration; Breathing; Caudal ventral respiratory group; Chemoreflex; Retrotrapezoid nucleus

Indexed keywords

VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MUSCIMOL; NBPHOX PROTEIN; SLC17A6 PROTEIN, RAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL BODY; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXPIRED AIR; FACIAL NERVE NUCLEUS; HYPERCAPNIA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PARAFACIAL RESPIRATORY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RETROTRAPEZOID NUCLEUS; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; ABDOMEN; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CYTOLOGY; DIAPHRAGM; DRUG EFFECTS; EXHALATION; INHALATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; WISTAR RAT;

ABDOMEN; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIAPHRAGM; EXHALATION; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HYPERCAPNIA; INHALATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCIMOL; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS, WISTAR; REFLEX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 84960915606     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.02.005     Document Type: Article

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