Inhibitory synaptic inputs to the respiratory rhythm generator in the medulla isolated from newborn rats

1990 ◽  
Vol 417 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Onimaru ◽  
Akiko Arata ◽  
Ikuo Homma
1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie M. Pasztor

The mechanoreceptors of the respiratory appendage were studied by histological and electrophysiological techniques.A new type of mechanoreceptor is described and named the "oval organ". It consists of a specialized oval patch of cuticle 1–2 mm in length which is traversed by a spine or longitudinal thickening. Closely applied to the cuticle is a pad of connective tissue richly supplied with dendrites from two large nerve fibers. The orientation of the spine and the dendrites ensures that the receptor responds preferentially to certain stresses or foldings of the oval organ. It lies at the base of the scaphognathite on the dorsal surface.No internal proprioceptors were observed. Movements of the appendage are signalled either by the oval organ, epidermal receptors, or hair sensilla.The possible effect of sensory input upon the central respiratory rhythm generator is discussed.


1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 3137-3147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan-Marino Ramirez

Ramirez, Jan-Marino. Reconfiguration of the respiratory network at the onset of locust flight. J. Neurophysiol. 80: 3137–3147, 1998. The respiratory interneurons 377, 378, 379 and 576 were identified within the suboesophageal ganglion (SOG) of the locust. Intracellular stimulation of these neurons excited the auxillary muscle 59 (M59), a muscle that is involved in the control of thoracic pumping in the locust. Like M59, these interneurons did not discharge during each respiratory cycle. However, the SOG interneurons were part of the respiratory rhythm generator because brief intracellular stimulation of these interneurons reset the respiratory rhythm and tonic stimulation increased the frequency of respiratory activity. At the onset of flight, the respiratory input into M59 and the SOG interneurons was suppressed, and these neurons discharged in phase with wing depression while abdominal pumping movements remained rhythmically active in phase with the slower respiratory rhythm (Fig. 9 ). The suppression of the respiratory input during flight seems to be mediated by the SOG interneuron 388. This interneuron was tonically activated during flight, and intracellular current injection suppressed the respiratory rhythmic input into M59. We conclude that the respiratory rhythm generator is reconfigured at flight onset. As part of the rhythm-generating network, the interneurons in the SOG are uncoupled from the rest of the respiratory network and discharge in phase with the flight rhythm. Because these SOG interneurons have a strong influence on thoracic pumping, we propose that this neural reconfiguration leads to a behavioral reconfiguration. In the quiescent state, thoracic pumping is coupled to the abdominal pumping movements and has auxillary functions. During flight, thoracic pumping is coupled to the flight rhythm and provides the major ventilatory movements during this energy-demanding locomotor behavior.


2014 ◽  
Vol 592 (8) ◽  
pp. 1725-1726
Author(s):  
Mufaddal I. Baghdadwala ◽  
Richard J. A. Wilson

Neuroscience ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 326 ◽  
pp. 126-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elenia Cinelli ◽  
Donatella Mutolo ◽  
Massimo Contini ◽  
Tito Pantaleo ◽  
Fulvia Bongianni

2004 ◽  
Vol 143 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 187-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gérard Hilaire ◽  
Jean-Charles Viemari ◽  
Patrice Coulon ◽  
Michel Simonneau ◽  
Michelle Bévengut

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