Breathing under AnesthesiaA Key Role for the Retrotrapezoid Nucleus Revealed by Conditional Phox2b Mutant Mice

Editor’s PerspectiveWhat We Already Know about This TopicMany if not all drugs used in anesthesia and analgesia can produce potentially severe respiratory depressionMaintenance of breathing under anesthesia is linked to the drive exerted by the retrotrapezoid nucleus on the respiratory central patte