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Respiratory rhythm generation in mammals: synaptic and membrane properties

J M Ramirez1, P Telgkamp, F P Elsen

  • 1Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Jramire@midway.uchicago.edu

Respiration Physiology
|January 4, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Inhibitory and excitatory synaptic inputs are crucial for generating respiratory rhythms. These inputs, along with intrinsic neuronal properties, shape respiratory neuron depolarization patterns and rhythm switching.

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