DISTRIBUTION OF BULBOSPINAL NEURONS SUPPLYING BILATERAL INNERVATION TO THE PHRENIC NUCLEUS IN THE RAT

被引:25
作者
PORTILLO, F
NUNEZABADES, PA
机构
[1] FAC SCI & TECH ST JEROME, DEPT PHYSIOL & NEUROPHYSIOL, CNRS, URA 205, F-13397 MARSEILLE 13, FRANCE
[2] UNIV SEVILLE, DEPT FISIOL & BIOL ANIM, NEUROCIENCIA LAB, SEVILLE, SPAIN
关键词
PHRENIC NUCLEUS; BULBOSPINAL NEURON; LARYNGEAL MOTONEURON; VENTRAL RESPIRATORY GROUP; RAT; FLUOROCHROME;
D O I
10.1016/S0006-8993(10)80049-6
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The location of bulbospinal neurons with axon collaterals in both phrenic nuclei were determined by injecting two different fluorescent tracers into the right and left C4 cervical spinal cord. In contrast to single-labeled neurons that were found throughout the rostrocaudal extent of the medulla, the majority of double-labeled neurons were located in the rostral ventral respiratory group. Only a few double-labeled neurons were found in the ventrolateral nucleus of the solitary tract. The role of this bilateral pathway in synchronizing the activity of the phrenic nucleus is discussed.
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页码:349 / 355
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