The pre-Botzinger oscillator in the mouse embryo
The pre-Botzinger oscillator in the mouse embryo
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jphysparis.2007.05.007
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发表时间:
2006-11-01
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通讯作者:
Fortin, G.
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作者:
Borday, C.;Vias, C.;Fortin, G.
Studies of the sites and mechanisms involved in mammalian respiratory rhythm generation point to two clusters of rhythmic neurons forming a coupled oscillator network within the brainstem. The location of these oscillators, the pre-Botzinger complex (preBotC) at vagal level, and the para-facial respiratory group at facial level, probably result from regional patterning schemes specifying neural types in the hindbrain during embryogenesis. Here, we report evidence that the preBotC oscillator (i) is first active at embryonic stages, (ii) originates in the post-otic hindbrain neural tube and (iii) requires the glutamate vesicular transporter 2 for rhythm generation. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.