Two types of P neurons in the medullary dorsal respiratory cellular group in cats |
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Authors: | N N Preobrazhenskii V B Fenik |
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Institution: | (1) Bogomolets Institute of Physiology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine |
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Abstract: | Electrophysiological properties of P neurons localized in the medullary dorsal respiratory cellular group and of vagal afferent fibers innervating these neurons were studied in acute experiments on nembutal-anesthetized cats with preserved spontaneous respiration. P neurons were shown to form a non-homogeneous cellular population. They generated phasic discharges during the whole inspiration period, but differed in their responses to lung inflation. These findings allowed us to classify P neurons as slowly adapting and rapidly adapting units, probably activated by slowly and rapidly adapting pulmonary receptors, respectively. Sensitivity of the slowly adapting P neurons to activation by the corresponding receptors and the mechanisms underlying the participation of the two types of P neurons in the reflex feedback between the respiratory center and lungs are discussed.Neirofiziologiya/Neurophysiology, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 211–217, May–June, 1994. |
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