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Disproportionate Loss of Excitatory Inputs to Smaller Phrenic Motor Neurons Following Cervical Spinal Hemisection

Excitatory glutamatergic input mediating inspiratory drive to phrenic motor neurons (PhMNs) emanates primarily from the ipsilateral ventrolateral medulla. Unilateral C(2) hemisection (C2SH) disrupts this excitatory input resulting in cessation of inspiratory-related diaphragm muscle (DIAm) activity....

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Published in:J Physiol
Main Authors: Rana, Sabhya, Zhan, Wen-Zhi, Mantilla, Carlos B., Sieck, Gary C.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7869015/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32735344
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP280130
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