Eliminating medullary 5-HT neurons delays arousal and decreases the respiratory response to repeated episodes of hypoxia in neonatal rat pups

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 514-525

  Darnall, Robert A ^a   Schneider, Robert W ^a   Tobia, Christine M ^a   Commons, Kathryn G ^b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal; Medulla; Response to hypoxia; Rodent development; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL; AROUSAL; BREATHING RATE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; SLEEP; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURONS; OXYGEN; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RESPIRATORY RATE; SEROTONIN; SLEEP; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 84984697544     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00560.2014     Document Type: Article

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