Photostimulation of Phox2b medullary neurons activates cardiorespiratory function in conscious rats

Rationale: Hypoventilation is typically treated with positive pressure ventilation or, in extreme cases, by phrenic nerve stimulation. This preclinical study explores whether direct stimulation of central chemoreceptors could be used as an alternative method to stimulate breathing. Objectives: To de...

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Main Author: Kanbar, Roy (author)
Other Authors: Stornetta, Ruth L. (author), Cash, Devin R. (author), Lewis, Stephen J. (author), Guyenet, Patrice G. (author)
Format: article
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201001-0047OC
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1164/rccm.201001-0047OC#.V_t0duB97cs
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