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The embryonic development of hindbrain respiratory networks is unaffected by mutation of the planar polarity protein Scribble.
Neuroscience - 15 Aug 2017
Chevalier Marc, Cardoit Laura, Moreau Maïté, Sans Nathalie, Montcouquiol Mireille, Simmers John, Thoby-Brisson Muriel
Abstract excerpt
The central command for breathing arises mainly from two interconnected rhythmogenic hindbrain networks, the parafacial respiratory group (pFRG or epF at embryonic stages) and the preBötzinger complex (preBötC), which are comprised of a limited number of neurons located in confined regions of the ventral medulla. In rodents, both networks become active toward the end of gestation but little is known about the...
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