Ventilatory effects of gap junction blockade in the RTN in awake rats

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 6 56-6, 2004, Pages

  Hewitt, Amy ^a   Barrie, Rachel ^a   Graham, Michael ^a   Bogus, Kara ^a   Leiter, J C ^b   Erlichman, Joseph S ^a  

^a ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Retrotrapezoid nucleus; Spironolactone

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBENOXOLONE; CARBON DIOXIDE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BINDING; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATION CENTER; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TIDAL VOLUME; WAKEFULNESS;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AGING; ANIMALS; CARBENOXOLONE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 8844225519     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00404.2004     Document Type: Article

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