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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. anatomyA 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

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

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Bötzinger complex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%B6tzinger%20complex

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“Bötzinger complex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%B6tzinger%20complex. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bötzinger complex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%B6tzinger%20complex.

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