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Bötzinger complex

Bötzinger complex noun: a group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.

Noun

Bötzinger complex

  1. A group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.

Origin of Bötzinger complex

Named in 1978 by Professor Jack Feldman of UCLA, after a variety of white wine served at a scientific meeting in Hirschhorn, Germany.

Questions about Bötzinger complex

What does Bötzinger complex mean?
Bötzinger complex means a group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.
What part of speech is Bötzinger complex?
Bötzinger complex is a noun.

Words near Bötzinger complex in the dictionary

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  3. Börjeson–Forssman–Lehmann syndrome
  4. Böttger ware
  5. Böttger wares
  6. Bötzinger complex
  7. Bølling-Allerød
  8. Børselv
  9. Bøur
  10. Büchen
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