Table of Contents

Historical perspectives; integrative aspects of ventral brainstem function in respiratory and vasomotor control; respiratory regulation; autonomic regulation; neuroregulators and neuromodulators at the ventral brainstem; biogenic amines, imidasolinereceptors, steroid hormones; neuropeptides, nitric oxides; cellular aspects of ventral brainstem function in respiratory and vasomotor control; developmental aspects of ventral brainstem processes; experimental models for clinical perspectives;cardiorespiratory output; pathophysiological consequences of ventral brainstem dysfunction; hypoventilation and sleep; biohazardous chemicals at ventral brainstem; ventral brainstem models and rhythmogenesis; cardiovascular regulation at the ventralbrainstem. (Part Contents).