Simulated human diving and heart rate: Making the most of the diving response as a laboratory exercise

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 27, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 130-145

  Hiebert, Sara M ^a   Burch, Elliot ^b  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Putney School   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Diving reflex; Experimental design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIVING; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EXPERIMENT; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; PEDAGOGICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345872127     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00045.2002     Document Type: Article

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