The slow rhythms in sympathetic nerve discharge and phrenic nerve activity likely arise from separate, normally coupled oscillators rather than a single common brain stem cardiorespiratory oscillator.
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Supports distinct central oscillators in rats; leaves open relevance to human cardiorespiratory coupling and clinical translation.
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