The physiology and pathophysiology of human breath-hold diving

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 284-292

  Lindholm, Peter ^a,c   Lundgren, Claes E G ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAROTRAUMA; BRADYCARDIA; BREATH HOLDING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; COMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIVING; EXERCISE; FATALITY; FISHERMAN; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLEEN; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VERTIGO;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANOXIA; BAROTRAUMA; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HUMANS; INERT GAS NARCOSIS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 58649090913     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90991.2008     Document Type: Review

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