Peripheral-central chemoreceptor interaction and the significance of a critical period in the development of respiratory control

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-169

  Wong Riley, Margaret T T ^a   Liu, Qiuli ^a   Gao, Xiu ping ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid body; medullary raph nuclei; nucleus tractus solitarius; pre B tzinger complex; retrotrapezoid nucleus parafacial respiratory group; ventrolateral medulla

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CAROTID BODY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RESPIRATION CENTER; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAROTID BODY; HUMANS; RATS; RESPIRATORY CENTER;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027949603     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: 18781519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.05.026     Document Type: Review

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