title: Point:Counterpoint: The parafacial respiratory group (pFRG)/pre-Botzinger complex (preBotC) is the primary site of respiratory rhythm generation in the mammal. Point: the PFRG is the primary site of respiratory rhythm generation in the mammal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. oni@med.showa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onimaru
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Homma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000502:physiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D019706:Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D001239:Inhalation / Q000502:physiology; D020646:Intralaminar Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D020656:Posterior Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D012125:Respiratory Center / Q000502:physiology*; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000294:innervation*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D020651:Ventral Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium