Effect on airway caliber of stimulation of the hypothalamic locomotor region.

@article{Beyaert1998EffectOA,
  title={Effect on airway caliber of stimulation of the hypothalamic locomotor region.},
  author={Christian A Beyaert and J M Hill and B K Lewis and Marc P. Kaufman},
  journal={Journal of applied physiology},
  year={1998},
  volume={84 4},
  pages={
          1388-94
        }
}
Airway dilation is one of the many autonomic responses to exercise. Two neural mechanisms are believed to evoke these responses: central command and the muscle reflex. Previously, we found that activation of central command, evoked by electrical and chemical stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region, constricted the airways rather than dilated them. In the present study we examined in decerebrate paralyzed cats the role played by the hypothalamic locomotor region, the activation of… 
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