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An essential component to brainstem cough gating identified in anesthetized guinea pigs

Coughing protects and clears the airways and lungs of inhaled irritants, particulates, pathogens, and accumulated secretions. An initial urge to cough, and an almost binary output suggests gating mechanisms that encode and modulate this defensive reflex. Whether this “gate” has a physical location f...

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Main Authors: Canning, Brendan J., Mori, Nanako
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2996915/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20581226
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.09-151068
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