Population
Decerebrated, neuromuscular-blocked, ventilated cats (n=17)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Animal data extend ventral respiratory group role in expiration reflex; human translation and clinical relevance remain open.
The study demonstrates that elements of the rostral and caudal ventral respiratory groups participate in generating and shaping the motor output of the expiration reflex in cats.
Baekey et al. (2004) studied this question.
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