| BötC | Bötzinger complex |
| cVRG | caudal ventral respiratory group |
| dlPAG | dorsolateral periaqueductal grey matter |
| DRG | dorsal respiratory group |
| KF | Kölliker–Fuse nucleus |
| LMC | laryngeal motor cortex |
| lPAG | lateral periaqueductal grey matter |
| lPB | lateral parabrachial |
| mPB-KF | medial parabrachial region and Kölliker–Fuse nucleus |
| mPB | medial parabrachial |
| nA | nucleus ambiguus |
| nRA | nucleus retroambiguus |
| NTS | nucleus tractus solitarius |
| PAG | periaqueductal grey matter |
| PB | parabrachial |
| PBc | parabrachial complex |
| Pre-BötC | pre-Bötzinger complex |
| PRG | pontine respiratory group |
| rVRG | rostral ventral respiratory group |
| vlPAG | ventrolateral periaqueductal grey matter |
| VRG | ventral respiratory group |