Received May 19, 2004
Revised June 2, 2004
Accepted after revision June 17, 2004
Functional organisation of respiratory neurones: a brief review of current questions & speculations
James Duffin 1*
1 University of Toronto
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: j.duffin{at}utoronto.ca.
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Abstract |
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This article presents a short overview of current knowledge about the medullary respiratory neurones and the generation of breathing rhythm. The background respiratory neurophysiology of the medulla and pons is briefly reviewed, with some current ideas about the organisation of the pontine-medullary respiratory control system and its development. Questions and speculations about the organisation and generation of respiratory rhythm are included, with a view to stimulating experiments to provide answers.
Key Words:
Respiratory control, Rostral ventrolateral medulla
