GENERATION OF SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATORY RHYTHM IN HIGH SPINAL CATS
GENERATION OF SPONTANEOUS RESPIRATORY RHYTHM IN HIGH SPINAL CATS
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-8993(80)80034-5
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
EBATA, N
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作者:
AOKI, M;MORI, S;EBATA, N
Spontaneous respiratory neuronal activities within cervical spinal cord were investigated in 36 adult cats: 24 cervical spinalized and 12 non-spinalized preparations. In 18 animals, spontaneous breathing was abolished after total spinal transection at C1. Spontaneous rhythmic breathing reappeared within 2 h after transection in 13 animals. In 6 animals spinalized at C3 level, spontaneous breathing could not be induced. The spinal respiratory movements were mainly due to rhythmic diaphragmatic contraction. Such spinal respiratory activity continused for 30-60 min, with a steady rate of 19-24/min and then steadily deteriorated. Spinal respiratory activity developed usually hindlimb muscle activity and even when hindlimb stepping rhythm was seen simultaneously, it was not locked to respiratory rhythmicity. During spinal respiration, phrenic motoneuron discharges were recorded from the C5-C6 ventral horn. The burst discharges containing 4.8-40.0 spikes were in synchrony with the inspiratory phase of respiratory cycles. Even after breathing movements were temporarily paralyzed by gallamine, the rhythmic bursts still persisted for an appreciable time. In 12 lightly anesthetized cats, microelectrode explorations of the upper cervical cord were made in an attempt to record neuronal activities associated with respiratory movements. Burst discharges (24) of inspiratory type units which represent presumed cell body activities were recorded. The recording sites were histologically located in the intermediate zone of the spinal gray matter of C1-C2 cervical cord. Intrinsic respiratory rhythm generators may exist within the cervical cord. Possible neuronal mechanisms for generation of spontaneous respiratory rhythm are discussed.