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. 2018 Feb 26;9:843. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03223-x

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Differential frequency control of overlapping excitatory preBötC populations is specific to expiratory stimulation in vagus-intact, but not in vagotomized, mice. a, b Representative XII nerve activity during respiratory phase-specific inspiratory or expiratory preBötC stimulation in Dbx1-ChR2 and Vglut2-ChR2 mice with the vagus intact (a) and following vagotomy (b). c, d Average changes in frequency, Ti, Te, and XII burst amplitude during inspiratory and expiratory stimulation in vagus-intact (c) (Dbx1, n = 5; Vglut2, n = 6) and vagotomized (d) (Dbx1, n = 4; Vglut2, n = 4) mice (mean ± s.e.m.; two-way ANOVA and Bonferonni’s multiple comparisons test; *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001). Note that Vglut2 stimulation only elicits a larger frequency effect than Dbx1 stimulation when sensory feedback inhibition is intact (vagus intact) and when stimulation is specific to the expiratory phase