The effects of sildenafil and acetazolamide on breathing efficiency and ventilatory control during hypoxic exercise

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-515

  Lalande, Sophie ^a   Snyder, Eric M ^b   Olson, Thomas P ^a   Hulsebus, Minelle L ^a   Orban, Marek ^a   Somers, Virend K ^a   Johnson, Bruce D ^a   Frantz, Robert P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetazolamide; Altitude; Breathing; Exercise; Sildenafil; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; OXYGEN; PLACEBO; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATION CONTROL; STEADY STATE;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADULT; ANAEROBIOSIS; DIURETICS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PIPERAZINES; PULMONARY VENTILATION; PURINES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SULFONES; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 67649344538     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1042-5     Document Type: Article

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