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PHOX2B Immunolocalization of the Candidate Human Retrotrapezoid Nucleus
5 Nov 2009
Abstract excerpt
Research in animal models implicates the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) as a critical central chemoreceptor located in the brain stem. In rodents, RTN neurons co-express the tachykinin receptor NK1R and the transcription factor PHOX2B. In humans, PHOX2B mutations, which expand a polyalanine tract in the protein, cause congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Mice with analogous Phox2B mutations model this...
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