Acid sensing ion channel 1 in lateral hypothalamus contributes to breathing control.

Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are present in neurons and may contribute to chemoreception. Among six subunits of ASICs, ASIC1 is mainly expressed in the central nervous system. Recently, multiple sites in the brain including the lateral hypothalamus (LH) have been found to be sensitive to extrac...

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Main Authors: Nana Song, Guihong Zhang, Wenye Geng, Zibing Liu, Weizhong Jin, Li Li, Yinxiang Cao, Danian Zhu, Jerry Yu, Linlin Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3391217?pdf=render