Impact of intermittent hypoxia on long-term facilitation of minute ventilation and heart rate variability in men and women: Do sex differences exist?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1625-1633

  Wadhwa, Harpreet ^c   Gradinaru, Ciprian ^c   Gates, Gregory J ^d   Badr, M Safwan ^a,b,c   Mateika, Jason H ^a,c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Parasympathetic nervous system; Sympathovagal balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING RATE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FACILITATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIDAL VOLUME; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANOXIA; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART; HEART RATE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INNERVATION; LUNG; LUNG VENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ANOXIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG; MALE; NITROGEN; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEX FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 49649101866     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01273.2007     Document Type: Article

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