What does retrotrapezoid mean?
Retrotrapezoid means Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial..
Orexin A activates retrotrapezoid neurons in mice.
Apart from the pre-Botzinger complex principally involved in controlling inspiratory motor activity, the retrotrapezoid-parafacial respiratory group (RTN/pFRG) appears to play at least a modulatory role and may be a conditional oscillator that controls active expiration.
The pFRG partially overlaps in the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), which was originally identified in adult cats and rats.
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Retrotrapezoid means Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial..
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Orexin A activates retrotrapezoid neurons in mice.
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