Inspiratory rhythmogenic activity is burst-independent and opioid-sensitive
Xiaolu Sun, Carolina Thörn Pérez, Nagaraj Halemani D, Xuesi Max Shao, Morgan Greenwood, Sarah Heath, Jack L. Feldman, Kaiwen Kam
The paper investigates how respiratory rhythm is generated in the preBotzinger Complex and shows that opioid receptors modulate burstlet frequency, independent of motor output bursts.
eLife · Dec 16, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience