Respiratory related diseases associated with the neuronal control of breathing represent life-
threatening issues and to date, no effective therapeutics are available to enhance the
impaired function. The aim of this study was to determine whether a preclinical respiratory
model could be used for further studies to develop a non-invasive therapeutic tool applied to
rat diaphragmatic neuronal circuitry. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was
performed on adult male Sprague-Dawley rats using a human figure-of-eight coil. The …

Respiratory related diseases associated with the neuronal control of breathing represent life‐
threatening issues and to date, no effective therapeutics are available to enhance the
impaired function. The aim of this study was to determine whether a preclinical respiratory
model could be used for further studies to develop a non‐invasive therapeutic tool applied to
rat diaphragmatic neuronal circuitry. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was
performed on adult male rats using a human figure‐of‐eight coil. The largest diaphragmatic …