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Studies on respiratory phase switching effects of Botzinger complex

Li Qin, Lu Ming, Song Gang, Zhang Heng, Liu Lei

Department of Physiology,Shandong Medical University.Jinan 250012,Shandong；China

Abstract

The effects of electrical stimulation of Botzinger complex (Bot.C) on respiratory rhythm were investigated in 40 urethane anesthetized adult rabbits. The results suggest that the Bot.C is involved in the central control of respiratory phase-switching.

Key words: Btzinger complex;Expiratory augmenting neurons;Phase-switching electric stimulus;

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Li Qin, Lu Ming, Song Gang, Zhang Heng, Liu Lei. Studies on respiratory phase switching effects of Botzinger complex. Acta Physiol Sin 1999; 51 (1): 96-100 (in Chinese with English abstract).