Generation of hiccup by electrical stimulation in medulla of cats.
The present study has revealed that a hiccup-like response (a brief powerful inspiratory activity accompanied by glottic adduction) can be generated by electrical stimulation to a limited area within the medullary reticular formation of the cat. This finding indicates that there is a neuronal network coordinating the hiccup reflex within the lower brain stem.
Department of Physiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006606:Hiccup / Q000503:physiopathology; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000502:physiology*; D012154:Reticular Formation / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors