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Central chemosensitive neurons, which are sensitive to pH alteration in the cerebrospinal fluid, are tonically active and continuously activate the respiratory neurons. This tonic excitation may be synaptically transmitted to each respiratory neuron during the active phase and be gated during the inactive phase by periodic waves of inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs).
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(2009). Central Chemoreception. In: Binder, M.D., Hirokawa, N., Windhorst, U. (eds) Encyclopedia of Neuroscience. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29678-2_882
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