Development of chemosensitivity in neurons from the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) of neonatal rats
SC Conrad, NL Nichols, NA Ritucci, JB Dean… - Respiratory physiology …, 2009 - Elsevier
We studied the development of chemosensitivity during the neonatal period in rat nucleus
tractus solitarii (NTS) neurons. We determined the percentage of neurons activated by
hypercapnia (15% CO2) and assessed the magnitude of the response by calculating the
chemosensitivity index (CI). There were no differences in the percentage of neurons that
were inhibited (9%) or activated (44.8%) by hypercapnia or in the magnitude of the activated
response (CI 164±4.9%) in NTS neurons from neonatal rats of all ages. To assess the …
tractus solitarii (NTS) neurons. We determined the percentage of neurons activated by
hypercapnia (15% CO2) and assessed the magnitude of the response by calculating the
chemosensitivity index (CI). There were no differences in the percentage of neurons that
were inhibited (9%) or activated (44.8%) by hypercapnia or in the magnitude of the activated
response (CI 164±4.9%) in NTS neurons from neonatal rats of all ages. To assess the …