Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 239-242 , December 2008

The Retrotrapezoid Nucleus and Central Chemoreception

Received 1 June 2008 ,Revised 30 June 2008 ,Accepted 15 July 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60045-2

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60045-2

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 239-242 , December 2008