Effect of menopause on the chemical control of breathing and its relationship with acid-base status

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 296, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Preston, Megan E ^a   Jensen, Dennis ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a   Fisher, John T ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Chemoreflex; Progesterone; Strong ion difference

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGING; BLOOD; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATHING MECHANICS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADULT; AGING; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 64149127584     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.90865.2008     Document Type: Article

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