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Emergence of lung-inflation-related sympathetic nerve activity in spinal cord transected neonatal swine

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: Sympathetic (SYMP) nerve activity in spinal intact neonatal swine is comprised of prominent bursts reflecting modulation by supraspinal structures involved in shaping central respiratory and baroreceptor activity. After spinal cord transection (SCT), we found no evidence of such modulation. SYMP activity was now related to the ventilatory cycle, exhibiting bursts only during lung inflation. Such activity suggests the emergence of latent spinal circuits which may have the capacity to regulate cardiovascular activity.

Source: Brain Research

DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(97)00804-4

Authors: Anthony L. Sica, Bruce W. Hundley, David A. Ruggiero, P.M. Gootman

Institutions: Long Island Jewish Medical Center, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,360