title: Chemosensitive neuronal network organization in the ventral medulla analyzed by dynamic voltage-imaging.
abstract: Central chemosensitivity is critically important to maintain homeostasis. e have successfully applied a voltage-imaging technique to medullary slice and isolated brainstem-spinal cord preparations and analyzed chemosensitive neuronal network organization in the rat ventral medulla. Our results indicate that neurons in the superficial ventral medullary chemosensitive regions and deeply located medullary respiratory neuronal network are interconnected. We propose a neuronal network organization model for central chemoreceptors.
authors: Keio University Tsukigase Rehabilitation Center, Department of Medicine. yasumasaokada@1979.jukuin.keio.ac.jp
authors: Yasumasa
authors: Y
authors: Okada
authors: Shun-ichi
authors: S
authors: Kuwana
authors: Haruko
authors: H
authors: Masumiya
authors: Naofumi
authors: N
authors: Kimura
authors: Zibin
authors: Z
authors: Chen
authors: Yoshitaka
authors: Y
authors: Oku
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide