Decompression sickness in the rat following a dive on trimix: Recompression therapy with oxygen vs. heliox and oxygen

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1324-1328

  Arieli, R ^a   Svidovsky, P ^a   Abramovich, A ^a  

^a ISRAEL NAVAL MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Helium; Hyperbaric chamber; Technical diving

Indexed keywords

HELIOX; OXYGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HYPERBARISM; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WALKING;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DIVING; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HELIUM; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147140096     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01195.2006     Document Type: Article

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