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The significance of species differences in respiratory neurophysiology—the split-brainstem preparation

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In contrast to the generally accepted view (based upon experiments in cats), a mid-sagittal splitting of the medulla revealed the existence of 2 symmetrical, independent respiratory ‘centres’ in rabbits and monkeys. The role of species differences is stressed.

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  1. Department of Neurophysiology, Polish Academy of Sciences Medical Research Center, PL-00-784, Warsaw, Poland

    W. A. Karczewski & H. Gromysz

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Karczewski, W.A., Gromysz, H. The significance of species differences in respiratory neurophysiology—the split-brainstem preparation. Experientia 38, 826–827 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972295

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