Article
Mutations of brainstem transcription factors and central respiratory disorders.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2005
Blanchi Bruno, Sieweke Michael H
Abstract excerpt
Several pathologies, such as central hypoventilation syndrome, central sleep apnea and cases of sudden infant death syndrome, involve defects in central breathing control. On a cellular and molecular level these disorders remain poorly defined and mechanistically not understood. A complex network of distinct brainstem neurons coordinates respiratory rhythm generation and modulation, which traditionally has been...
Topics
- Animals
- Brain Stem
- Cell Differentiation
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mutation
- Neurons
- Respiration
- Respiration Disorders
- Transcription Factors
