Retrotrapezoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Retrotrapezoid is an adjective meaning Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
Meaning
Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
Example Sentences
Orexin A activates retrotrapezoid neurons in mice.
The pFRG partially overlaps in the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), which was originally identified in adult cats and rats.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trapezial, retroflective, reticulothalamic, retrocollic, trapezohedral, deltotrapezial.
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