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The kreisler mutation leads to the loss of intrinsically hypoxia-activated spots in the region of the retrotrapezoid nucleus/parafacial respiratory group.
Neuroscience - 27 Oct 2011
Voituron N, Frugière A, Mc Kay L C, Romero-Granados R, Domínguez-Del-Toro E, Saadani-Makki F, Champagnat J, Bodineau L
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Acute hypoxia elicits a biphasic respiratory response characterized in the newborn by a transient hyperventilation followed by a severe decrease in respiratory drive known as hypoxic respiratory depression. Medullary O(2) chemosensitivity is known to contribute to respiratory depression induced by hypoxia, although precise involvement of cell populations remains to be determined. Having a thorough knowledge of...
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