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Photostimulation of retrotrapezoid nucleus phox2b-expressing neurons in vivo produces long-lasting activation of breathing in rats.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 6 May 2009
Abbott Stephen B G, Stornetta Ruth L, Fortuna Michal G, Depuy Seth D, West Gavin H, Harris Thurl E, Guyenet Patrice G
Abstract excerpt
The retrotrapezoid "nucleus" (RTN), located in the rostral ventrolateral medullary reticular formation, contains a bilateral cluster of approximately 1000 glutamatergic noncatecholaminergic Phox2b-expressing propriobulbar neurons that are activated by CO(2) in vivo and by acidification in vitro. These cells are thought to function as central respiratory chemoreceptors, but this theory still lacks a crucial piece...
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