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Electrical stimulation of the medullary raphe complex results in significant changes in the discharge patterns of respiratory neurons and phrenic motoneurons. Recent studies by us1, 2 and others3, 4 have demonstrated that stimulation in the nucleus raphe magnus (NRM) produced marked inhibitory effects on respiratory activities in cats and other animals. Previous studies5–7 have also provided evidence for the involvement of several putative transmitter substances such as serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) and other transmitters in raphe induced responses.
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Aoki, M., Nakazono, Y. (1992). Raphe Magnus-Induced Inhibition of Medullary and Spinal Respiratory Activities in the Cat. In: Honda, Y., Miyamoto, Y., Konno, K., Widdicombe, J.G. (eds) Control of Breathing and Its Modeling Perspective. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9847-0_3
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