Alveolar PCO2 and PO2 of high-altitude natives living at sea level

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1605-1609

  León Velarde, Fabiola ^b   Vargas, Manuel ^b   Monge C , Carlos ^b   Torrance, Robert W ^b   Robbins, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Andean; control of breathing; end tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide; partial pressure of carbon dioxide; partial pressure of oxygen; peripheral chemoreceptors; ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID BODY CHEMORECEPTOR; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; VITAL CAPACITY; ACCLIMATIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0029658677     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.4.1605     Document Type: Article

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