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Asymmetric control of inspiratory and expiratory phases by excitability in the respiratory network of neonatal mice in vitro

  1. Christopher A. Del Negro1,2,
  2. Kaiwen Kam1,
  3. John A. Hayes2,3,
  4. Jack L. Feldman1

Article first published online: 13 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.164079

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The Journal of Physiology

The Journal of Physiology

Volume 587, Issue 6, pages 1217–1231, March 2009

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Del Negro, C. A., Kam, K., Hayes, J. A. and Feldman, J. L. (2009), Asymmetric control of inspiratory and expiratory phases by excitability in the respiratory network of neonatal mice in vitro. The Journal of Physiology, 587: 1217–1231. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.164079

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  1. 1

    Systems Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Neurobiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles, Box 951763, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1763, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Applied Science, McGlothlin-Street Hall, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Biology, Millington Hall, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA

*Corresponding author C. A. Del Negro: Department of Applied Science, McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 318, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, USA. Telephone: 757-221-7808, Fax: 757-221-2050. Email: cadeln@wm.edu

  1. C. A. Del Negro and K. Kam contributed equally to this work.

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  1. Issue published online: 13 MAR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 MAR 2009
  3. (Received 28 September 2008; accepted after revision 22 January 2009; first published online 26 January 2009)

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