Increased GABAA Receptor ε-Subunit Expression on Ventral Respiratory Column Neurons Protects Breathing during Pregnancy

Keith B. Hengen; Nathan R. Nelson; Kyle M. Stang; Stephen M. Johnson; Stephanie M. Crader; Jyoti J. Watters; Gordon S. Mitchell; Mary Behan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030608

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Increased GABA_A Receptor ε-Subunit Expression on Ventral Respiratory Column Neurons Protects Breathing during Pregnancy

Keith B. Hengen ,

* E-mail: khengen@brandeis.edu

Affiliation Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Nathan R. Nelson,

Affiliation Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Kyle M. Stang,

Affiliation Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Stephen M. Johnson,

Affiliations Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Stephanie M. Crader,

Affiliation Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Jyoti J. Watters,

Affiliation Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Gordon S. Mitchell,

Affiliations Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Mary Behan

Affiliations Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Increased GABA_A Receptor ε-Subunit Expression on Ventral Respiratory Column Neurons Protects Breathing during Pregnancy

Keith B. Hengen,
Nathan R. Nelson,
Kyle M. Stang,
Stephen M. Johnson,
Stephanie M. Crader,
Jyoti J. Watters,
Gordon S. Mitchell,
Mary Behan

Published: January 31, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030608

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