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Pacemaker regulating the rate of respiration ?

A
Pneumotaxic centre
B
Dorsal group of nucleus
C
Apneustic centre
D
Pre-Botzinger Complex
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Pre-Botzinger Complex "The main components of the respiratory control pattern generator responsible for automatic respiration are located in the medulla. Rhythmic respiration is initiated by a small group of synaptically coupled pacemaker cells in the pre-Botzinger complex on either side of the medulla between the nucleus ambiguus and the lateral reticular nucleus".

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